In October 2013 I spent a few weeks in Japan visiting artisan mother of pearl weavers, kimono archives and specialist wisteria weavers by the coast and silk mills in the shadow of the Hakusan mountain. I will always remember the welcoming, jolly atmosphere created by all the new friends I made in Japan. Very many thanks to Yutaka san for coordinating this fantastic experience.
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| Traditional Japanese house of Kyoji Tamiya of Tamiya Raden. |
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| Tamiya san of Tamiya Raden showing us his mother of pearl fabrics. |
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| Learning how to reel silk in Nishiyama Sangyo Kaihatsu's silk mill, Hakusan. |
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| Indigo dyeing in the silk mill beneath the great mountain, Hakusan |
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| Matcha |
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| The mountain range of Hakusan |
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| Fresh, local wasabi |
