KAMOGAWA, JAPAN
Travel Notes
The town of Kamogawa lies within the Chiba Prefecture just a two-hour train ride south of Tokyo on the Pacific Coast. The town is mostly known as a laid back fishing suburb, and home to a popular marine aquarium park. A visit to Kamogawa can easily be enjoyed as a day trip from Tokyo when one needs a break from the pulsating city and a moment to relax in an unfussy seaside setting with fresh, salted air, and perhaps partake in the budding surf scene.
Yen
Time Zone
Japanese Standard Time
Japanese
Local Cuisine
Seafood
Year-round
Dress Code
Indigo-dyed cottons
WHERE TO STAY
KAMOGAWA GRAND HOTEL
820 Hiroba
Kamogawa 296-0044
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
+81 04 7092 2111
WHERE TO DINE
THE GUNJO
Kamogawa Grand Hotel
820 Hiroba
Kamogawa 296-0044
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
+81 04 7092 2111
SHOKUJIDOKORO IKEDA
518-8 Hachi Shoku
Kamogawa 296-0033
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
+81 04 7092 3835
WHERE TO VISIT
KAMEDA SHUZO SAKE
329 Naka
Kamogawa 296-0111
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
+81 04 7097 1116
ATELIER MAIWAI SUZUSEN
620-1 Yokosuka
Kamogawa 296-00011
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
+81 04 7097 1531
The Objects
Exclusive Edition 010 Japanese Maiwai Jacket
Maiwai has a two-hundred year history in the Japanese fisherman culture. This jacket, typically in a kimono or hanten style, was traditionally given to the fisherman as a reward for a bountiful catch. The hand-crafted jacket takes between two to three months to create with meticulous detailing from hand-painting, indigo dying and sewing.
The Story
THE MAIWAI SPIRIT
Kosuke Suzuki is a Japanese master teaching his son, Riki, the craftsmanship skills necessary to continue the two-hundred year-old tradition of Maiwai ceremonial garment design. The hand-painted and hand-sewn kimono and hanten jackets made in their Kamogawa atelier are meticulously crafted by applying methods honed through years of observation and deliberate practice.
