Imabari,
Miyazaki towel,
Its Climate
Since the Edo period, Imabari has prospered as a white cotton production area and a cotton textile industry.
After the Meiji Restoration, it declined under the influence of spinning mills with modern equipment.
In anticipation of revival, we learned the German cotton flannel that originated in Kishu Wakayama,
We will introduce that production to Imabari.
Later, the special demand during the war brought export know-how, and it quickly became an advanced trading area.
Expanding overseas sales channels, receiving Shikoku's first designation as a trading port, and opening the Kobe Customs Imabari Branch.
Imabari became a port city until it was called Kobe in Shikoku.
At that time, Miyazaki Shoten purchased products from small and medium-sized textile factories and exported them while also producing them in-house.
It was an outstanding presence with both manufacturing and sales departments.
At the height of Imabari cotton flannel, which accounted for 16% of domestic production, half of it was devoted to exports.
The history of Imabari's cotton fabrics, which has undergone the transition from white cotton to cotton flannel and towels, is
As it is, it was also the history of "Miyazaki towels".
Alvarez Farm's
Supima
Organic cotton.
Located in the Midwest of the United States
Alvarez Farm in New Mexico.
Supima organic cotton used as a material is
It is grown in this place by organic farming.
It has supple strength but is soft and fluffy.
In addition, it has a very natural and subtle beautiful luster,
It is characterized by excellent water absorption and quick drying.
This yarn is spun by Taisho Spinning Co., Ltd. in Hannan-ku, Osaka.
We keep an eye on everything from raw materials to production sites.
We advocate a sustainable society and global environmental conservation.
It is an indispensable presence in the manufacturing of Miyazaki towels.