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Expanse of thatch. From Kyoto, our group took an enjoyable mini-bus ride north to the rural area of Miyama , a spot popular with Japa...

Detail, silk reeling machine. As part of our focus on silk during our textile study tour, we visited the retail outlet of one of the l...

Floral design created with safflower dye; pink accents added after primary dyebath. When we think about extinction, we tend to focus...

The beautiful farmland of Gunma Prefecture. Mulberry bushes, pruned for easy leaf harvest. During our 2012 textile study tour of ...