Hinaya is a company that has been in business for 75 years. They pride themselves in making rare obis and kimonos. Betsy Prince sells some of their fabulous pieces and Betsy and Pedro were invited to tour their factory and showroom while in Kyoto. Here are some pictures of Betsy and Pedro's tour of the Hinaya Factory.
Outside of the Hinaya Building
Dipping Fabric into vats of Dye
Hinaya workers Shin, Matsumoto, Nato, Ito, Ota, and Yagi
The weaver is making an obi by hand. It takes 1 hour to make just one meter!
Weaving the obi
Miyake, the fabric designer for Hinaya
4th Generation Owners of Hinaya, Naoto and Makoto Izukura
The designers, Mitani, Miyaoka, Hayashi, Okamoto, Sato, Niizawa, and Nishimura
Pedro and Betsy with Naoto, the President of Hinaya
Room with very rare obis and books about the art of obi making
Betsy with Kiko at the Hinaya Showroom
Betsy trying on an Obi
It took 30 minutes for the two girls to dress Betsy in the very rare kimono!
Back View of the Kimono
Betsy and Naoto
Betsy and Pedro with Mika and her husband, Tomo and their children, Rentaro and Minami
New York, Kyoto, Paris, and .....Birmingham!!
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