Indigo Shinjuku - Let's grow it together and spread the word about dyeing!
Ochiai Area Six Elementary School Experiences
Exhibit of textiles from 6 elementary schools in the Ochiai district @ MUJI Shinjuku
Through growing indigo plants and using their pigment for dyeing, the aim of this project is to teach local elementary school students, university students and working adults about the dyeing tradition of Shinjuku’s Ochiai district, as well as to spread the world about Ochiai as a dyeing area to people both inside and outside Shinjuku by exhibiting the resulting fabrics at MUJI in Shinjuku.
General Association Some-no-Sato Ochiai
A dyeing studio in Ochiai, Shinjuku-ku which has been operating since 1920. Formerly called Futaba Co., Ltd., the organization became a general incorporated association in 2020 with the aim of cementing the studio in the hearts and minds of the local community. In order to pass down the art and tradition of indigo dyeing, the Association produces and sells accessories and interior design items as well as kimono, and also runs dyeing classes and workshops. Its activities are designed to transmit and hand down the joy of dyeing and the Japanese spirit seen in hand dyeing, as well as to preserve dyeing culture and techniques for future generations.
2-3-6 Kamiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0034
Some-no-Sato Ochiai General Incorporated Association
Representative Director
Contact person: Yoko Takaichi
TEL: 03-3368-8133
FAX: 03-3362-3287
E-mail: info@ochiai-san.com
Exhibition at MUJI Shinjuku, Shinjuku-city, Tokyo
