Buaisou, Indigo Dyes from Leaves to Jeans- Nisha Designs
©Kyoko Nishimoto/BUAISOU
While indigo dye has been produced since the 19th century in Japan, it was only in the early 20th century that it became widespread. It took off most prominently in Tokushima, 600 kilometres from Tokyo on the island of Shikoku. At the time, there were almost 2000 cultivators, today there remain only five. Among them are the craftsperson collective Buaisou, whose…
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