Our museum director introduces “Japan’s World Heritage Sites,” a shibori-dyed work created by a Kyoto shibori artisan and on display until the end of this month. This piece makes extensive use of dye-separation techniques, resulting in a distinctive sense of depth and three-dimensionality that differs from kanoko shibori , the style most closely associated with Kyoto’s shibori dyeing. The video is approximately nine minutes long. Please enjoy this exploration of Japan’s Worl

Pine resin (powder) is used to attach the needle to the tool or to adjust the length of the needle. By heating under the hole near the...

This technique is named "Kasa-Maki Shibori" because, when dyed, the pattern resembles an opened umbrella. In Nagoya’s Arimatsu Shibori,...

Hari-bitta shibori is a type of kanoko shibori. In hari-bitta shibori, a wooden spool called koro is used. The tying thread is made of...

Two works of "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" and "Akafuji (Red Mt. Fuji)" with a width of 6.5 m and a height of 3 m will be exhibited at...

The director of the Kyoto Shibori Museum explains in detail the four seasons of Kyoto, which is currently on display, has been uploaded...