Keeping alive Okinawa's dyeing traditionーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS

Name: Keeping alive Okinawa's dyeing traditionーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
Uploaded: 2026-07-18T14:10:29.398Z
Duration: 7 min 19 s
Channel: Japanese Culture
Description: Bingata, the Okinawan art of fabric dyeing, has been prized since the days of the Ryukyu Kingdom (15th-19th century). However, in the closing days of the Pacific War it came close to being lost forever. It was saved by the head of the Shiroma Bingata Studio. Today, his grandson continues to keep the tradition alive.

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Bingata, the Okinawan art of fabric dyeing, has been prized since the days of the Ryukyu Kingdom (15th-19th century). However, in the closing days of the Pacific War it came close to being lost forever. It was saved by the head of the Shiroma Bingata Studio. Today, his grandson continues to keep the tradition alive.