Nihon Waso Holdings Co., Ltd. The future spun by the phantom domestic silkworm “Taiping Chang’an”

[Nippon Washo Holdings Co., Ltd.] The future spun by the phantom domestic silkworm “Taiping Chang’an”
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Nippon Kimoso Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: March 4, 2025 The future spun by the phantom domestic silkworm “Taiping Chang’an” ～“Reborn The Silk Project” is expanding～ The Reborn The Silk Project, a sericulture support project undertaken by Nippon Washo Holdings Co., Ltd. (listed on TSE Standard/Securities code 2499, head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) as part of its CSR activities, is now in its third year and continues to steadily expand. This project will recreate the domestically produced silkworm “Taiping x Chang’an” (Taiping x Chang’an), which has long been regarded as a fantasy, and will build a distribution network for domestically produced silk by raising the silkworms, spinning, weaving, and dyeing them into fabrics, and delivering them as kimonos and obi to kimono enthusiasts.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/81758/65/81758-65-d0745e6a42518e418261b5587410c599-2527×1283.png The “Reborn The Silk Project” has been steadily growing since its inception, expanding its production scale from 2 boxes (approximately 40,000 grains) in 2023 to 6 boxes (approximately 120,000 grains) in 2025 and 10 boxes (approximately 200,000 grains) in 2026. In the future, we aim to grow 200 boxes (approximately 4 million grains) of Taiping Chang’an (Taiping x Chang’an) per year, contributing to support for the domestic sericulture industry. Keiko Takeuchi, a sericulture farmer in Nagano Prefecture, and Ashizawa Sericulture in Yamanashi Prefecture, which has a history of over 150 years, cooperated in raising rare breeds of silkworms. In particular, through our collaboration with “Japan Silkworkers.net,” run by the “Japan Sustainable Silk Association,” which was launched by Ashizawa Sericulture’s president Yohei Ashizawa, we are creating new business relationships with partner companies and expanding the circle of support that will connect the domestic sericulture industry to the future. Through this connection, we will continue to contribute to the development of a sustainable Japanese silk industry. The project will also move on to a new stage this spring. It has been decided that the kimonos and obi created by the next generation of craftsmen using raw silk from Taiping and Chang’an (Taiping x Chang’an), which were born from the “Reborn The Silk Project,” will be introduced at the “1st National Skills Exhibition (Japanese Crafts and National Skills Preservation Association Exhibition)” sponsored by the Japan Crafts and National Skills Preservation Society. The national sports exhibition is scheduled to travel to 13 venues nationwide, starting with the Takamatsu traveling exhibition in March. Please come to the venue and take a look at the many beautiful works with an elegant luster and supple texture spun by the legendary silkworms. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/81758/65/81758-65-d413e498fb55ddde9c13df8acb7c8176-2222×1567.png Nippon Washo Holdings will continue to support the sericulture industry and pass on Japanese clothing culture through the “Reborn The Silk Project.” [Taiping Chang’an (Taiping x Chang’an)] A famous variety from the heyday of Tomioka Silk Mill, developed by Katakura Silk Spinning Co., Ltd. (currently Katakura Industries Co., Ltd.), which contributed to Japan’s silk industry. They were highly praised not only in Japan but also all over the world, but in modern times they have become a myth, and their precious eggs have been handed down to the Dainippon Sericulture Society for preservation. The threads spun by silkworms in Taiping Chang’an (Taiping x Chang’an) are said to be thin and strong, resulting in beautiful fabrics that are both firm and light.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/81758/65/81758-65-fd9da4e3126be8b9b5704f15639ee052-1355×583.jpg Panoramic view of the Tomioka factory around 1940 (Image provided by Katakura Industries Co., Ltd.)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/81758/65/81758-65-e57c9fb96bd29f7b3ca6a3f851b52153-1464×581.jpg Display of raw material cocoons “Taihei x Chang’an” during Emperor Showa’s visit to Matsue Silk Mill (Image provided by Katakura Industries Co., Ltd.) ■Company profile Nihon Waso Holdings Co., Ltd. Business details: Sales brokerage of kimono and obi. Holding free kimono dressing classes nationwide (more than 220,000 graduates) Head office location: Roppongi Hills North Tower 5F, 6-2-31 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Representative Director and Managing Director: Naofumi Tsuruno Listing category: TSE Standard Market (Securities code 2499) URL https://www.wasou.com