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Nishijin (西陣) is a district in Kyoto spanning from Kamigyō ward to Kita ward. Though it is well known as a district, there is no administractive area called "Nishijin". [ 1 ] Nishijin is notable for its textile production, and is the birthplace of nishijin-ori , a high-quality, well-known silk brocade fabric, woven with colourful silk yarn ...
Tatsumura Textile, located in Nishijin, is a center of nishijin-ori manufacturing today. Founded by Heizo Tatsumura I in the 19th century, it is renowned for making some of the most luxurious nishijin-ori obi , [ 6 ] as well as having been responsible for the tutelage of well-known painters such as the late Inshō Dōmoto .
The City of Tshwane is the second largest municipality in Gauteng and is among the six biggest metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. The following towns and townships form part of the Municipality's area: Pretoria, Centurion, Akasia, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveld, Hammanskraal, Temba, Crocodile River and ...
Tatsumura Textile located in Nishijin in Kyoto is a centre of obi manufacture today. Founded by Heizo Tatsumura I in the 19th century, it is renowned for making some of the most luxurious obi available. [4] Amongst Tatsumura's students studying design was the later-painter Inshō Dōmoto.
The Weavers of Nishijin (西陣 （ にし じん ）, Nishijin), also known in English simply as Nishijin, [1] is a 1961 Japanese short documentary film directed by Toshio Matsumoto. [2] It starred Hideo Kanze as a Noh player. [ 3 ]
January is shaping up to be the coldest in a decade as the polar vortex dips south across the eastern half of the United States — shocking a nation that has enjoyed an unusually balmy end of the ...
Recommended bottles. When seeking out a bottle for mulled wine, choose something youthful, medium- to full-bodied, and characterized by pronounced fruit-forward flavors and soft tannins.
The M18 begins in Pretoria, just north of the city centre, at a junction with the two one-way streets of the M22 route (Boom Street & Bloed Street). It begins as two one-way streets (Thabo Sehume Street, formerly Andries Street, [4] southwards from the M22 and Bosman Street northwards to the M22), heading southwards.