39.7° N  Morioka

Stencil dyeing in Morioka

In Zaimokucho a dye house still makes Nambu kodai katazome: cloth dyed through cut paper stencils, with patterns that go back to the samurai of the Nambu domain. 1 places, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

  • Ebisuya Onosensaisyo (Nambu kodai katazome)

    Zaimokucho

    A dye house in Zaimokucho making Nambu kodai katazome: small things in cloth dyed through paper stencils. Usually closed on Sundays.

    RinChoose the cloth by its colour, not its pattern.

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