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It seems that worldwide there is a gradually spreading movement to value again traditional culture.

Whether this is the desire by those who cannot keep up with the pace of change to return to yesteryears,or a desire to reclaim things that have been lost under the shadow of convenience…

You could call this just one idea of living humanity,but we think its true meaning is not to gloss over the surface,but rather to make yourself happy. Nothing is more natural than doing so.

Craftsmanship is a sensory realm,and just as a wild stitch can be more attractive than a neatly aligned seam the heart may throb more for rough nonconformity than for pristine fabric.

The flavor found only in old items interwoven with the thread of time and the newest model loom that produces exactly what you want are both infinitely precious partners.

Kyoto is exceptional as a location gathering dying techniques unique to Japan that take time and effort shown off by tattered and Boro clothes that display indigo gradations and kimonos with the colorful Yuzen dying process, endlessly praised by people around the world.

This is because Kyoto is a place where clothes making enters the field of fine arts, not just home economics.

In this land of many temples, the teachings of Zen Buddhism also infuse lessons into people’s daily lives.

Ending as cotton (MOMEN-OJO)

Cotton wraps softly around people’s skin, performing a job and eventually wearing out,becoming useful as a rag before ultimately passing away as fibers…

This expression also teaches people how to live; to always be kind to others even at one’s own expense, only for the sake of others.

Every day cloth is near at hand,and we are grateful for this work that reminds us of that fact.

And we treasure doing the fieldwork that lets us see with our own eyes of what yarn the cloth is spun,and at the hands of what kind of craftsman it was formed.

“Authentic things sparkle nonchalantly forever.”

These words, learned from a sermon long ago,are even today a spontaneous judge of each item at its moment of completion,deciding whether that creation brings a smile to our faces,or causes us to keep silent with a somber expression.