Kimono Artisan Kyoto is a determined association of textile artisans who use age-old techniques such as Kyo-Yuzen, Surigata-Yuzen, Kyo-Shu, Kyo-Kanoko Shibori, and Nishijin-ori to make kimono, the traditional dress of Japan. As bearers of a world-renowned cultural industry, we hope to create “a kimono lifestyle” where everyone has their own unique piece to enjoy in their daily lives. In the old capital of Kyoto, we have tied together an association of talented and professional artisans for “kimono-making” that will be valued today.

Spinning and dyeing thread, weaving textiles and working the paintbrush - the process of making kimono involves a myriad of weaving and inter-weaving. At times, it is similar to overlaying and multiplying.
By finding new and different combinations, there is still no limit to “the making of beautiful Kimono” today, and by re-focusing on this we can realize the infinite possibility of kimono as a cultural industry.
We have represented the repetition and weaving processes of making kimono in our symbol, marking our dedication to a path to the future.