I will Introduce the Yukara textile museum.
The Yukara textiles museum is next door to the snow art museum, and located in Asahikawa. Yukara textiles are called Yukara-ori in Japanese. Yukara-ori was designed as one of Hokkaido’s traditional crafts.
To produce Yukara-ori textiles requires more than 200 colored threads. Because a countless number of different hues are created, it is possible to produce beautiful designs.
Yukara-ori’s theme is “The beauty of nature in Hokkaido”.
In 1962, Aya Kiuchi founded the Yukara-ori textile workshop in Asahikawa. She said, “I want to produce things which enrich everyone’s heart.” Her thoughts have been passed down in this city.
However, in 2006, Yukara-ori textiles were on the verge of extinction because of Aya Kiuchi’s death. And the Yukara textiles museum was closed in 2016. A lot of people who had been working in this field lost their jobs.
In 2018, some of the weavers started a workshop for Yukara-ori textiles. Over 83,000 people cooperated with those weavers. Thanks to those efforts, Yukara-ori textile was revived.
Unfortunately, the Yukara textile museum is closed now, so you can’t go there. However, you can buy Yukara textile products at the Asahikawa roadside service area.
I strongly recommend you to enjoy Yukara textiles and to feel how beautiful Yukara-ori is.
Ayame
reference:
【長期休館中】北国の自然と手仕事の技を伝えてくれる優佳良織工芸館 | JTRIP Smart Magazine 北海道
優佳良織（ゆうからおり）｜村田ボーリング技研株式会社 (murata-brg.co.jp)
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