[Ginza Motoji Co., Ltd.] Restarting “Oshima Tsumugi born in Ginza” – A new experience of cultivating and welcoming one-of-a-kind kimono in the world
Ginza Motoji Co., Ltd. Press release: April 8, 2025 “Oshima Tsumugi born in Ginza” restarts – Creating a unique kimono in the world and creating a new experience Ginza Motoji Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Keita Izumiji) is the only store in Ginza that permanently installs Oshima Tsumugi looms and allows you to see production demonstrations.We have restarted a new project called “Oshima Tsumugi Born in Ginza” where we are open to the public to see the fabrication process and are recruiting people. This initiative started in 2017 and was well received, but was temporarily suspended due to the impact of the new coronavirus and difficulty securing weavers in Tokyo. This time, we will reopen with the aim of “delivering a piece of value” from a sustainable perspective.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/91730/12/91730-12-6c5bb029c9708f0e53819b58fdc9ff09-2000×1414.jpg (Photo left) Scenery of Amami Oshima, (Photo right) Weaving inside the Ginza Motoji Waori store [Weaving the feelings contained in the Tatsugo pattern in Ginza. The story of Ittan growing up in Ginza】 What is currently being produced is Tatsugo pattern cloth. This pattern, which has a motif of a hub pattern and a cycad leaf, is one of the representative designs of Oshima Tsumugi. At Ginza Motoji, we offer a project where customers can watch the process of weaving this one piece as if they were raising their own child. Production progresses at a pace of about two days a week, and the weavers will carefully report the progress to the pickers every week. Furthermore, at the Ginza Motoji Waori store, you can watch the actual weaving process up close, and watch it grow while talking with the weavers. When the weaving process is complete, the customer and the weaver use scissors to remove the fabric from the loom. This scissor insert is a symbolic and sacred ritual that marks the birth of the umbilical cord, just like cutting the umbilical cord. By creating the fabric with your own hands, your attachment to the item will deepen.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/91730/12/91730-12-6ef4a42f56f337fdc1d1f7ba77775135-1077×1615.jpg [Going home to Amami and gaining proof of its authenticity] This cloth is then sent to the authentic Amami Oshima Tsumugi Cooperative Association, where it undergoes formal inspection and certification before being returned to Ginza with a certificate stamp affixed. A piece of kimono that was born in Ginza and recognized as the authentic one on Amami Oshima returns home. Through this process, a
one-of-a-kind kimono is born. [Go on a journey to trace your “roots” in a kimono] We would also like you to visit Tatsugo Town on Amami Oshima wearing the tailored kimono. By meeting the actual craftsmen who were responsible for dyeing and thread-making, and visiting the places where the processes before weaving were carried out, your love for ittan will deepen. “Going home” in kimono is the best
encouragement for the creators who welcome them.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/91730/12/91730-12-0b384cf5bc066a020f81348a5db21842-1536×2048.jpg Mud dyeing on Amami Oshima (image) [The value of facing Ittan in a sustainable era] Nowadays, we live in an age where things are so easy to obtain, that people are reconsidering the luxury of taking time to grow something and the value of knowing the background of something. Kimono, which can be passed down from parents to children and grandchildren, is the ultimate sustainable item. By accumulating the experience of “travel” on top of that, that piece will become even more important.
Product/Service Overview (as of April 2025) Product name: “Oshima Tsumugi from Ginza” (Tatsugo pattern) Production location: Ginza Motoji Waori (4-8-12 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Scheduled completion: End of June 2025 (planned) Sales price: Tailored price 500,000 yen excluding tax (550,000 yen including tax) Bonus details 1. Air ticket to Amami Oshima (for 1 person) included 2. Itinerary proposal and arrangement support for on-site visits to Oshima Tsumugi-related facilities 3. Production progresses about two days a week. You can see a demonstration of the loom at the store 4. We will give weekly reports on the progress of the cloth we are making to the person picking us up 5. Upon completion, you and the weavers will participate in the “weaving ceremony” in which the cloth is removed from the loom. 6. Once completed, it will be sent to Amami Oshima, and officially delivered after inspection, certification, and certification stamps. 50th anniversary of Tatsugo town establishment × Ginza Motoji partnership commemoration This initiative is in conjunction with an exhibition project being held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the town of Tatsugo on Amami Oshima, the birthplace of Oshima Tsumugi, and to commemorate the partnership between Ginza Motoji and Tatsugo. [Exhibition overview] Exhibition name: “Oshima Tsumugi: The path of challenge – History of development and evolution, genealogy for the future -” Duration: April 18th (Friday) – April 20th (Sunday), 2025 Venue: Ginza Motoji Waori, men’s kimono, online shop Admission fee: Free This exhibition will introduce the history of Oshima Tsumugi, which has changed and evolved over time, through fabrics, works, videos, and demonstrations. [About Ginza Motoji] Founded in 1979. We have two stores in Ginza, Tokyo: “Ginza Motoji Japanese Weaving and Japanese Dyeing”, a kimono specialty store for women that specializes in weaving and dyeing, and “Ginza Motoji Men’s Kimono”, which opened in 2002 as Japan’s first kimono specialty store for men. We introduce the wonders of Japanese handicrafts through selected kimonos and obi (dyed and woven products) collected from all over Japan, including works by living national treasures and important intangible cultural properties. We are continuing to hold “visible manufacturing” that uses the silk thread of the world’s first pure domestic male silkworm variety, “Platinum Boy”, which clearly shows the production history, “Platinum Boy Story”, an experiential project where you can make your own silkworms, and exhibitions that foster encounters with the creators. http://www.motoji.co.jp/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/91730/12/91730-12-270680ca2a7814411732656d8db24764-1567×1067.jpg Ginza Motoji Japanese weaving/Japanese dyeing store exterior Image
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