KOBO Seattle | since 1995
$ 250.00
Double straps. Interior pockets. Navy and white pinstripe.
100% Aizu Cotton
13.5''L, 13.5''W, 13.5''D
Strap is 26'' in length
Aizu is an area in Tohoku (the northernmost region of Japan), and was the northernmost for growing cotton. Aizu cotton (Aizu momen) started its history In the Edo period and has developed well because of the scarcity of cotton in the Tohoku region. It also has great value and is highly priced. Aizu cotton is well known for its distinctive "jijima" (stripe patterns). These patterns have become a symbol of many of those communities where cotton is harvested: Aizuwakamatsu, Minamiaizu, Inawashiro, Kitakata, Aizubange, and Nishiaizu.
Fukushima, Japan