Japan Photo of the Week: Kubota’s Stairway

Itchiku Kubota spent the majority of his life developing and perfecting his own style of making a kimono. Close to Mount Fuji and Kawaguchiko of the Fuji Five Lakes, sits his kimono museum. At the museum, you can find some of his amazing kimonos on display set to a museum where the landscape and architecture is almost equally as beautiful as his work.

For more information about his kimono museum, check out the Japan Photo Guide, or to see examples of some of the amazing kimonos, check out this site, which says the following about his style:

Complicated tie-dyeing is the most distinguishing characteristic of Tsujigahana, an ancient Japanese decorative textile-design method that also features elaborate brush paintings, intricate embroidery and gold-leaf appliqués. Itchiku Kubota revived this ancient method fifteen years ago, but he also incorporated new designs, and unique coloration and tie-dye methods in what is now known as Itchiku Tsujigahana.

This photograph was taken by Evan Pike. If you would like to see more or buy this photograph, check out the gallery.