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Gujo Honzome Watanabe Dyeworks
Shimadani, Gujo Hachiman
What Gujo Honzome Watanabe Dyeworks is known for
The last indigo dyehouse of seventeen that once worked in Gujo Hachiman, run by the Watanabe family since 1580 and now in its fifteenth generation. It hand-paints koinobori carp streamers by the kachin resist method and dyes noren, happi coats, scarves and bags in natural indigo.
Best for — Natural indigo dyeing and hand-painted koinobori
Gujo, Gifu, Japan
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✓ Personally verified — crawled twice, human-checked · July 2026 · no store paid to be here