The name of Nihonbashihamacho is derived from the fact that it was a "hamabe town" facing the current Sumida River.
During the Edo period, along the Sumida River, warehouses of each clan were lined up, and it was known as a "craftsman" town.
In front of Hamacho Park, we talked to Kinya Takahashi, the second generation of Takatora Shoten, who produces many products that make Edo sake drops in the festival half-wear, Tenugui, merchandise bags, and Kakemori.
However, he does not stick to the tradition that has been going on for generations and thinks that it is important to do his own work, so he seems to have worked without being particular about what generations are.
There are six staff members of the shop, four of whom are craftsmen. There are many requests for demonstration sales in entertainment, such as department stores, so craftsmen take care of each business trip twice a week.
It seems that the creator is at the sales floor and receives orders, and it is possible to establish a trusting relationship even in the customer's preference.
This week, one craftsman is a department store in Hakata, and the other is a department store in Osaka. The store has a schedule for opening events for the month.
In the past, kimono dyeing was mainly used, but due to the passage of the times, work has been reduced, and we have come to work on products such as today's towels.
The towels are designed and dyed in various ways, such as Kuniyoshi's cats and Hokusai's Fuji, and Kabuki's 18th, incorporating the playfulness of Edo.
There are a lot of things from affordable products to art-like things, and it's fun just to look around the store.
