MINGEI - Fukushima Aoki Cotton - AIZU

http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.jp/2011/06/fukushima-folk-toys.html

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Aoki cotton 青木縞　
Among the different types of Aizu cotton, a traditional handicraft product from the Aizu area in western Fukushima Prefecture, Aoki cotton once enjoyed great popularity for its quality.
Demand for Aoki cotton took a downturn, though, amid changing lifestyles after World War II and all production plants in the town of Aizubange were closed some 30 years ago.
In October 2011, reluctant to allow local craftsmanship to fade into history, young entrepreneur Takuro Yazu set up a company in 会津坂下　Aizubange to work on reviving Aoki cotton.
His company, IIE Co., involve people who evacuated from areas affected by the March 2011 nuclear meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 power plant in the prefecture.
Last year,
IIE successfully revived Aoki cotton for the first time in 30 years, using refurbished century-old looms.
- source : Japan Times -
- HP of the store :
福島県河沼郡会津坂下町大字青木字宮田205番地
Miyata-205 Aoki, Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima
- source : iie-aizu.jp　-

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