There are various types of pongee, but have you ever heard of Ueda pongee? Ueda tsumugi is produced in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, and is known as one of the Shinshu tsumugi. The popularity of pongee grew around the Edo period (1603-1867), and each clan competed with each other in the art of pongee making. Among them, Ueda tsumugi was particularly popular. Today, tsumugi...
Did you know that fast fashion, so popular in recent years, is actually one of the causes of environmental pollution? Fast fashion brands offer trendy clothing at low prices. However, the other side of the coin is that in order to sell clothing at low prices, large quantities of clothing are produced, and large quantities of unsold items are disposed of. Clothes that are...
When you hear the words “ALL MADE IN JAPAN,” what kind of products do you imagine? EIJI” is a T-shirt brand that carries out all processes from thread making to sewing in Osaka. They produce T-shirts that are comfortable to wear and of such high quality that they can be worn for a lifetime. Since fast fashion became popular, large quantities of clothing have...
