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Travel forth to Kyoto, Japan with JG SWITZER

Travel forth to Kyoto, Japan with JG SWITZER

JG SWITZER Travels to bring you Treasures Introducing the Voyager Collection, New Summer 2020https://www.hakone-tenyu.com/en-gb KYOTO KIMONO Fabrics Last December we visited an esteemed Kimono fabric dealer in Kyoto and selected the most exquisite fabrics for you. From a remote area of Hyogo prefecture and in the tradition of Tanba cloth, this Kimono- cloth fabric is spun using a traditional spinning wheel, leaving tiny bits of shell and leaf original to the cotton seeds remaining in the fabric.  “Now Voyager, Sail Forth,  To seek and find.” -Walt Whitman

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