Continuing the Thread of Tradition - Kiryu

Kiryu City of Gunma Prefecture is renowned for its textile industry. Kiryu Ori is produced using Jacquard looms for intricate, as well as colorful, kimono and obi sash designs. Model and actress Lemi Duncan explores the city, visiting a Kiryu Ori mill, a weaving workshop, and a bakery in a converted sawtooth roof mill. The distinctive roofs are typical of the textile factories that still remain in the city. She even ventures into the nightlife of Kiryu. She discovers new aspects of Japanese beauty as she gets up close to Kiryu Ori fabrics and meets the people who create them.