Item Description
Do you remember the earthquake and tsunami hit Tohoku region 7 years ago? Otsuchi Town where our Sashiko artisans live has greatly suffered from this disaster. Approximately 40 women, including 20s to 83-year-old ladies who participate in the Otsuchi Sashiko project, all experienced great sorrow. This project was launched with the aim of re-creating their motivations for living and supporting their independence. 6 years have passed since then, with the cooperation by local NPOs, this project has became an essential part of KUON. Women who were originally amateurs now become splendid sashiko artisans. There are few artisans who can do Sashiko and repairing as much as they do in Japan. Now that the technology has developed, Sashiko and BORO repairing is a very time-consuming task. However their work has unique flavors that can not be expressed by machine. As winter is long and very cold in Tohoku region, culture of Sashiko and BORO has been transmitted since ancient times and their work has also led to the succession of Japanese culture.
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Geolocation
39.358231, 141.8994216
Location(text)
岩手県大槌町
Latitude
39.358231
Longitude
141.89942159999998
Location
39.358231,141.89942159999998
Media Creator Username
RIJS
Media Creator Realname
KH
Frequency
Archive Once
Scope
One Page
Internet Archive Status
Verified
Language
English
Japanese
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Japanese Title
kuontokyo | 刺し子 × 大槌刺し子プロジェクト
Japanese Description
今から6年前に日本の東北地方を襲った大きな地震と津波を覚えていますか？彼女たちの住む大槌町はこの災害で大きな被害を受けました。私たちのプロジェクトには20代から83歳のおばあちゃんを含めて約40人ほどの女性が参加していますが皆さん大きな悲しみを体験しました。そんな彼女たちの生きがいの創造と自立支援を目指して立ち上げたのがこのプロジェクトです。あれから7年、現地で活動するNPOと協力を得て彼女たちとの仕事はKUONにとってなくてはならない存在になりました。もともとは素人だった女性たちが今では立派な刺し子職人になりました。日本中でこれだけの刺し子や補修をできる職人は数えるほどしかいません。機械が発達した現在では手作業での刺し子やBOROの補修はとても時間がかかる仕事ですが、そこには機械では表現することのできない独特の味わいがあります。また日本の中でも冬が長く寒さが厳しい東北地方には古くから刺し子やBOROの文化が伝わっており、彼女たちの仕事は日本文化の継承にもつながっています。
English Title
kuontokyo | Sashiko
English Description
Do you remember the earthquake and tsunami hit Tohoku region 7 years ago? Otsuchi Town where our Sashiko artisans live has greatly suffered from this disaster. Approximately 40 women, including 20s to 83-year-old ladies who participate in the Otsuchi Sashiko project, all experienced great sorrow. This project was launched with the aim of re-creating their motivations for living and supporting their independence. 6 years have passed since then, with the cooperation by local NPOs, this project has became an essential part of KUON. Women who were originally amateurs now become splendid sashiko artisans. There are few artisans who can do Sashiko and repairing as much as they do in Japan. Now that the technology has developed, Sashiko and BORO repairing is a very time-consuming task. However their work has unique flavors that can not be expressed by machine. As winter is long and very cold in Tohoku region, culture of Sashiko and BORO has been transmitted since ancient times and their work has also led to the succession of Japanese culture.
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URI
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7472/20180516200137/https://www.kuon2018.com/sashiko
Attribution URI
https://www.kuon2018.com/sashiko
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