Near Ningyocho, near Koami Shrine
Arimatsu aperture
Takeda Kahei Shoten Tokyo store "Sasaka" is located.
Although the frontage is narrow, when you enter the shop, there are lots of wonderful kimonos dyed with squeezed.
Just before noon, the clerk responded with a smile.
The main store is located in Nagoya City, and it was said that during the Kanpo period (around 1741), it was branched from the main store of Takeda Shokuro Shoten.
I had you explain Arimatsu aperture.
According to the design, the dough is tied with thread, squeezed, dyed, and made.
The process is very advanced, and there is no guide on white fabric, and the pattern tied with thread will be turned off as it is.
Each person has a one-of-a-kind technique, and it is said that there are as many as 100 types.
It is said that it is a traditional craft that spends a lifetime on the fingertips of each squeezing and one streak.
For example, even in the well-known "Kanoko Squeezing", hand-knoted deer, protruding deer, Ichimoku Kanoko, Kyogoku Kanoko, and Yokobiki Kanoko. It is said that there is no other thing.
Skillfulness is also required for dyeing, but it is also difficult to remove the dyed cloth thread. It is said that the method of "wilt removal" is different depending on each aperture.
He said that 90% of the world's squeeze dyeing techniques were developed in Japan, and unlike other dyeings, they do not use glue or wax.
I also wanted a cute "squeezing dyeing" hand towel and a beautiful pattern that evokes the tradition of Edo culture.
Note: Aperture is an advanced one in which when tied with thread before dyeing the fabric, the place becomes white and other places are dyed. A technique from before Chronicles of Japan.
Arimatsu squeezing is transmitted to the world. Paris Collection (1993) Exhibitions have been held in Germany, Austria, the United States, and other countries.
It seems that Kinsan Gin-san, who was famous for longevity, was also a squeezed engineer.
The photo with a smile is Mr. Tokyo store manager.
Address of the shop 1-11-9, Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, Chuo-ku
Phone number 03-3666-4649
How to get to the shop ：
If you hit the street in front of Koami Shrine, behind Nihonbashi Elementary School in Ningyocho toward Nihonbashi River, you will see a business hotel on your left. Go left on the road in front of the hotel and walk several tens of seconds. The nearest station is Ningyocho. A few minutes on foot.
