| Shibori: Arimatsu - Narumi Celebrating
400 Years of Japanese Artisan Design (DVD) |
In 1608, eight former farming families traveled from Kyoto along the Tokaido or 'Eastern Sea Road" connecting Kyoto to Tokyo in Japan, in search of a new life. They settled along Narumi, the 41st Station of the Tokaido where they founded a town called 'Arimatsu'.
These simple farmers began to provide travel clothes made from indigo cotton, mimicking the fine patterns made in silk in Kyoto (and unavailable to commoners) but at a significantly lower cost.
In 2008 the towns of Arimatsu and Narumi and the guilds of Artisans from Aichi Prefecture commissioned this remarkably accurate and culturally significant film project. More than thirty local artists in Japan gave generously of their time and talents, and opened their homes and hearts to the world, so that ArimatsuoNarumi Shibori would be preserved, and celebrate more than 400 years of continuous production in 2008.
Narrated in English and in Japanese by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada. English Language • English Subtitles / Japanese Language • Japanese Subtitles / Spanish Subtitles Filmed in towns of Arimatsu & Narumi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Running time: 2 hrs.34 mins.
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