Explore Tokyo's handmade crafts heritage and cultural legacy through centuries-old techniques and modern innovations at the Amazing Edo Tokyo exhibition.
Kimono bolts and noren dyed using both traditional and innovative methods adorned the Myoshoji riverside, which has been the home of fabric dyers for centuries.
There is a new vocabulary of design coming into the mix, creating a new energy, which is necessary for the survival of the kimono industry.
Originally, noren would protect a house from wind, dust, and rain. In the summer months before air-conditioning existed, for instance, you would keep the door open...
What is your image of Shinjuku? Perhaps you think of all the tall skyscrapers or the up-market department stores with all their luxury goods....
