Store Introduction
Kimono KUREHA
Location: 391-0001
Nagano Prefecture Chino City Chino 3502-1 Chino Station Belvia 2F
Business hours: 10:00-19:00
Closed: Thursdays
TEL: 0266-75-2908
MAIL: kimono.kureha@gmail.com
LINE: @522tpmqk
Train: JR Chino Station, direct access to the shopping mall "Belvia" on the 2nd floor. Car: Approximately 7 minutes from Suwa Interchange. Underground parking available.
Kimono Shop Sonehara (Main Store)
Address: 394-0033
2-5-21 Minamimiya, Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture
Business hours: 10:00-19:00
Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
TEL: 0266-22-4966
A wonderful experience through kimono
Wearing a kimono.
Unlike clothes
Japanese clothing is a combination of kimono and obi, which are basically woven fabrics with the same shape.
That is why the ingenuity of the materials, dyeing and weaving, and design is so appealing.
And the way you wear it creates style and brings out the wearer's individuality.
The deep world of kimono can sometimes be confusing.
However, the way the clothes are coordinated, where the worldviews of the maker and the wearer overlap, gives an irreplaceable sense of exhilaration.
A lifestyle where kimono is an option.
Such a wonderful experience may have the power to bring about change, not only for the wearer, but also for those around them.
We will serve as your guide to experience the beauty of kimono.
Promoting Shinshu dyeing and weaving crafts from Suwa
Kimonoya Sonehara has been operating a kimono business in the Suwa region of Nagano Prefecture for 68 years (2022) since its founding by the previous generation.
As a kimono shop located in Okaya City, which once thrived as a silk-reeling industry, we produce original kimonos and custom-made items using thread from Miyasaka Silk Mill, the only company in the country that hand-pulls thread from cocoons. 
Furthermore, if we look at Shinshu as a whole, it is one of the leading tsumugi (pongee) producing areas in the country, and the culture of plant dyeing and hand weaving is still alive today.
We will introduce you to fascinating workshops and artists. We will also make suggestions in the field of crafts that overlap with Japanese clothing.
Shinshu Dyeing and Weaving <br>The Matsumoto City workshop ``Kouka Dyeing and Weaving'' is located in the midst of a major trend in Shinshu dyeing and weaving.
This workshop is run by two people who learned dyeing and weaving under Takafumi Hongo, who was taught by Yoshihiro Yanagi, a master in the dyeing and weaving world and nephew of Muneyoshi Yanagi, the founder of the Mingei movement.
Shinshu Crafts
"Mountain Obidome" by Aoi Yamamoto, a jewelry artist living in the prefecture
How to use KUREHA Kimono
Chino in Nagano Prefecture is the gateway to climbing the Yatsugatake Mountains and the Tateshina villa area.
Kimono Kureha is located in a naturally rich area surrounded by mountains.
Currently, the shop is run by one owner and is less than 15 tsubo in size, but we carry items that have been personally selected by the owner, so please feel free to drop by.
Please feel free to contact us
We welcome inquiries about products and kimono-related matters via LINE or email, so please feel free to use these channels.
For customers who cannot visit our store, we will send you videos so that you can get a better feel for the texture, and we will also introduce products and provide coordination advice remotely.
We also offer services to check products in advance and deliver products to your home, so please feel free to contact us.
● [Check in advance at home]
● [We will bring the product to you]
For the latest information, click here. <br>On Instagram, we introduce product coordinations and also upload products that we think are ``just amazing!'' so please follow us.
LINE is a contact point for various inquiries. We also send out information about fairs, reservations, and limited stock items in our online shop.
Our official blog, the Kimono Culture Library, features reports on visits to artists and workshops, as well as books on Japanese culture. We hope you will enjoy reading it.
To help you enjoy a wonderful kimono lifestyle, we introduce high-quality products regardless of price, provide detailed services such as custom-made orders and inspections, and provide useful information that will make you love kimono even more, thereby supporting your kimono experience.
Takuya Takahara, Owner of Kimono KUREHA