From the time when Japan opened its doors to the West in the late 19th century until late 1930’s, silk export was the major driving force of Japan’s economic growth. Even though Japan had been raising silk worms and producing silk for a long time, its quality had been inferior to that of China’s, and …
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The article below is from Japan’s Kimono+ Vol. II/No.55 “Silk was introduced to Japan about 200 BCE The oldest silk fabric in Japan was found in Arita Ruins (Yayoi period) in Fukuoka Prefecture, and its thread count was 40 in warp and 20 in weft per centimeter, much more coarse than one found in China. …
Noriko Kiyota is a publisher, editor, writer and photographer. Above all she loves kimono. For almost 50 years, her magazine, Japanese Kimono +, has been educating Kimono enthusiasts and advising the kimono industry how to adapt their business to lifestyle changes in Japan. To insure that it never diverges from a consumer’s point of view, her …