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Ai No Yakata – Indigo Museum and Dyeing in Tokushima

by Sonali Dutta

Most, if not all of us, have a pair of blue jeans which are a staple in our wardrobe. Did you ever wonder where that distinctive inky hue came from? Indigo in an ancient dye made from a plant known as “sukumo” in Japanese. Tokushima prefecture in Shikoku has a unique museum about the history and craft of indigo fabric dyeing.

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