enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Noren - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noren

   Using fabric curtains as dividers was an idea imported from China around the same time as Zen Buddhism. [2] The term noren began to be used in the late Kamakura period. Merchants in the Edo period added store names or family crests to the noren to represent the business name or trademark, making the noren a symbol of credibility and reputation. [1]

3. Mandarake - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarake

   Two shop locations operate in Kyushu: Mandarake Fukuoka is located in Tenjin, [20] and Mandarake Kokura is located in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū. [10] [21] Mandarake also operates an online storefront in both Japanese and English. The store ships items both domestically within Japan, and internationally to 83 countries. [22]

4. Meisen (textile) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meisen_(textile)

   Meisen cloth, probably 1950s Meisen (銘 （ めい ） 仙 （ せん ）, lit. ' common silk stuff ') is a type of silk fabric traditionally produced in Japan ; it is durable, hard-faced, and somewhat stiff, with a slight sheen, : 79 and slubbiness is deliberately emphasised. Meisen was first produced in the late 19th century, and became widely popular during the 1920s and 30s (late- Taishō ...

5. Big John (brand) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_John_(brand)

   Big John (Japanese: ビッグジョン) is a denim and casual clothing manufacturer founded by Kotaro Ozaki (尾崎小太郎) in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. [1] ...

6. Matsuya (department store) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuya_(department_store)

   Matsuya Co., Ltd. (株式会社松屋) TYO: 8237 is a Japanese department store in Tokyo. Founded in 1869, [1] it has stores in Ginza (est. 1925) [1] and Asakusa (est. 1930s). [2] [3] The Ginza branch is the company's headquarters. [4] Arising from the Meiji Restoration, the company was founded in 1869 in Yokohama as Tsuruya, a store selling ...

7. Nishijin-ori - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishijin-ori

   ' Nishijin fabric ') is a traditional textile produced in the Nishijin (西陣) district of Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Originating in Heian-kyōto over 1,200 years ago, weaving is known for its highly-decorative and finely-woven designs, created through the use of tedious and specialised production processes.