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2024.04.30 繊維産業 Enshu Textiles – Shopping, Tours, and Experiences

Check out our list below of stores selling these unique textiles, as well as locations in the Enshu region offering tours and hands-on experiences relating to Enshu textiles.

 

<Best Spots to Shop, Tour and Experience Enshu Textiles>
a Sakichi Toyoda Memorial Museum
Visit this exhibition of looms and experience first-hand the spirit of creation
in the home of Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of automobile manufacturer Toyota.
b Suzuki Plaza
Learn about the car manufacturer’s history through an exhibition showcasing the looms, motorcyles, and cars invented by Michio Suzuki, the founder of Suzuki Motor Corporation.
c Ubiginu Shrine
This shrine is dedicated to Orihime, the goddess of weaving, and has woven ceremonial garments which are used as offerings to Ise Grand Shrine for over 800 years. Ubiginu Shrine holds the “Onzo Festival” every April, which sees a procession of ceremonial garments parade through the temple grounds.
d Enshu Textiles Center
Peruse and purchase a variety of Enshu textile products.
e Corduroy House
Get your hands on Enshu textiles here.
f Enshu Textile Co-Lab.
Learn about Enshu textiles in this exhibition which delves into the history of Hamamatsu’s fiber industry, as well as its antique machinery and products.
g Hamamatsu Municipal Museum Hamakita
This museum houses an exhibition of the tools used in the manufacturing of Enshu textiles. Make your own unique woven coaster!

 

<Why not try your hand at chūsen-some at a real workshop?>
https://www.inhamamatsu.com/culture/chusen-dyeing.php

 

<Wear an authentic chūsen-some yukata and stroll around the town!>
https://www.inhamamatsu.com/shopping/ishibashi.php

 

 

<The Contact Information>
Enshu Textiles Promotion Committee
(Bureau of Hamamatsu City Industrial Department,Industrial Promotion Division)
sangyo@city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp