BBC - Handmade in Japan Series 1 (2017) Part 2 The Kimono
Handmade in Japan
Series looking at traditional Japanese crafts and craftspeople.
Part 2 The Kimono
The second episode takes us to the remarkable island of Amami Oshima in the southern oceans of Japan, to follow the elaborate handmade production of a traditional Japanese kimono. Over five hundred people are involved in producing the island's famous mud-dyed silk which takes many months to produce.
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