“Kokura-ori” has been woven for use in hakama and obi in Kokura-domain, Buzen (present day Kitakyushu) since the beginning of the Edo Period. “Kokura-ori” features colorful and vertical stripes with a three-dimensional appearance created by a use of warp yarn. Cotton cloth with a tough and elastic texture was once highly valued all over Japan.
“SHIMA-SHIMA” a creation of wide cloth is a brand that was born as “Kokura-ori” in the new age, inheriting the characteristics of the traditional Kokura-ori.
“Kokura-ori” has been woven for use in hakama and obi in Kokura-domain, Buzen (present day Kitakyushu) since the beginning of the Edo Period. “Kokura-ori” features colorful and vertical stripes with a three-dimensional appearance created by a use of warp yarn. Cotton cloth with a tough and elastic texture was once highly valued all over Japan.
“SHIMA-SHIMA” a creation of wide cloth is a brand that was born as “Kokura-ori” in the new age, inheriting the characteristics of the traditional Kokura-ori.