Japanese textile
From Global Knowledge Compendium of Traditional Crafts and Artisanal Techniques
| Textile (Craft) | Historical Period | Prefecture | Specific Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasuri (絣, Ikat weaving) | Edo period (17th c.) | Ehime, Fukuoka, Okinawa | Iyo-Kasuri (Ehime), Kurume-Kasuri (Fukuoka), Ryūkyū-Kasuri (Okinawa) |
| Shibori (絞り染め, Tie-dyeing) | Nara period origins, flourished in Edo period | Aichi | Arimatsu, Narumi (Nagoya) |
| Yūzen (友禅染, Hand-painted dyeing) | Late 17th c. (Edo) | Kyoto, Ishikawa | Kyoto-Yūzen, Kaga-Yūzen (Kanazawa) |
| Katazome (型染め, Stencil dyeing) | Muromachi–Edo period | Kyoto, Okinawa | Kyoto, Bingata variant in Okinawa |
| Bingata (紅型, Okinawan stencil dyeing) | 14th–15th c. (Ryūkyū Kingdom) | Okinawa | Shuri, Naha |
| Tsumugi (紬, Pongee silk weaving) | Heian period origins, Edo popularization | Tochigi, Ibaraki, Kagoshima, Okinawa | Yūki-Tsumugi (Tochigi/Ibaraki), Oshima-Tsumugi (Amami, Kagoshima), Miyako-Jōfu (Okinawa) |
| Nishijin-ori (西陣織, Brocade weaving) | Heian period (8th c. onward) | Kyoto | Nishijin district |
| Shōsōin textiles (正倉院裂) | Nara period (8th c.) | Nara | Tōdai-ji temple storehouse |
| Shiozawa Tsumugi (塩沢紬) | Edo period | Niigata | Uonuma (Shiozawa) |
| Echigo-jōfu (越後上布, Fine hemp cloth) | Muromachi period | Niigata | Uonuma |
| Ojiya-chijimi (小千谷縮, Ramie crepe cloth) | Edo period | Niigata | Ojiya |
| Kumejima Tsumugi (久米島紬) | 15th c. (Ryūkyū Kingdom) | Okinawa | Kumejima Island |
| Miyako-jōfu (宮古上布, Fine hemp cloth) | 16th c. (Ryūkyū Kingdom) | Okinawa | Miyakojima |
| Kurume-Kasuri (久留米絣) | Edo period (1800s) | Fukuoka | Kurume |
| Iyo-Kasuri (伊予絣) | Edo period (19th c.) | Ehime | Matsuyama |
| Kaga-Yūzen (加賀友禅) | Edo period | Ishikawa | Kanazawa |
| Kyoto-Yūzen (京友禅) | Edo period | Kyoto | Kyoto city |
| Hakata-ori (博多織, Weaving for Obi) | Kamakura–Muromachi | Fukuoka | Hakata area |
| Chirimen (縮緬, Crepe silk) | Momoyama–Edo | Kyoto, Shiga | Nishijin district, Lake Biwa area |
| Tango Chirimen (丹後ちりめん) | Edo period | Kyoto (northern) | Tango Peninsula |
| Ushikubi-tsumugi (牛首紬) | Muromachi–Edo period | Ishikawa | Hakusan area |
| Yūki-tsumugi (結城紬) | Heian period origins, Edo development | Ibaraki, Tochigi | Yūki city and surroundings |
| Oshima-tsumugi (大島紬) | Edo period | Kagoshima (Amami Islands) | Amami Ōshima |
| Yaeyama-jōfu (八重山上布) | 15th–16th c. (Ryūkyū) | Okinawa | Yaeyama Islands (Ishigaki, Taketomi) |
| Bashōfu (芭蕉布, Banana-fiber cloth) | Ryūkyū Kingdom | Okinawa | Kijoka (Ōgimi village) |
| Noto-jōfu (能登上布) | Muromachi period | Ishikawa | Noto Peninsula |
| Honba Kumihimo (本場組紐, Silk braiding) | Heian–Edo period | Kyoto (traditional), Tokyo (Edo-kumihimo) | |
| Shijira-ori (しじら織) | Edo period | Tokushima | Tokushima city |
| Murayama-ōshima Tsumugi (村山大島紬) | Edo period | Tokyo (former Musashi Province) | Murayama area |
| Higo-jōfu (肥後上布) | Edo period | Kumamoto | Yatsushiro |
| Noto Hattan (能登半纏, Indigo-dyed cotton jackets) | Edo period | Ishikawa | Noto region |
| Kihachijō (黄八丈, Yellow silk weaving) | Edo period | Tokyo (Hachijō-jima) | Hachijō Island |
| Matsusaka-momen (松阪木綿, Cotton stripes) | Edo period | Mie | Matsusaka |
| Kurashiki Hampu (倉敷帆布, Canvas cloth) | Modern era (Meiji) | Okayama | Kurashiki |
| Sakiori (裂織, Rag weaving) | Edo period | Aomori, Akita | Tsugaru region |
| Kaya (蚊帳, Mosquito net weaving, hemp/ramie) | Edo period | Nara, Kyoto | Yoshino, Uji |
| Noto Kasuri (能登絣) | Edo period | Ishikawa | Noto |
| Sanada-himo (真田紐, Strong flat braid) | Sengoku–Edo | Nagano, Shiga | Shinano, Hikone |
| Chusen (注染, Hand-dyed cotton for yukata/tenugui) | Meiji period | Osaka | Osaka city |
| Edo Komon (江戸小紋, Fine stencil dyeing) | Edo period | Tokyo | Edo (Tokyo) |
| Awa-shijira-ori (阿波しじら織) | Edo–Meiji period | Tokushima | Awa region |
| Sakai Dantsu (堺緞通, Carpets) | Edo period | Osaka | Sakai |
| Kawamata silk (川俣シルク) | Edo–Meiji period | Fukushima | Kawamata town |
| Nanbu sakiori (南部裂織) | Edo period | Iwate | Nanbu region |
| Ueda Shishu (上田刺繍, Embroidery) | Edo period | Nagano | Ueda city |
| Higo zome (肥後染め, Indigo dyeing) | Edo period | Kumamoto | Kumamoto city |
| Tokamachi jōfu (十日町上布) | Muromachi–Edo | Niigata | Tōkamachi |
| Edo Sarasa (江戸更紗, Chintz-print textiles) | Edo period | Tokyo | Edo (Tokyo) |
| Nihonbari (日本張, Quilted cotton workwear) | Edo–Meiji | Tohoku, Niigata | Various farming regions |
| Nanbu Hifu (南部火消半纏, Firefighter jackets) | Edo period | Iwate | Nanbu region |
