December 21, 2023
Winter Vacation
October 20, 2023
International Students Course Spring 2024
Warp shifting Kasuri sample (Foundation Kasuri Course)
Applications are open for the International Students Course in Spring 2024 until 9AM (JST) Nov. 29. The Foundation Kasuri Course is now 15 days long, and will include the basics of warp shifting Kasuri. Please see here for more information.
July 26, 2023
Summer Vacation
Kawashima Textile School will be closed for Summer Vacation from August 8 to 16, and the teachers' office (where we answer inquiries in English) from July 29 to August 20. We will respond to your emails after August 21. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation.
July 18, 2023
Rules After Reclassification of COVID-19 to Class 5 Starting May 8
updated July 18, 2023:
-Students and Workshop Participants
Wearing a mask is not required, and the decision is up to the individual. However, we may ask you to wear a mask during explanations/demonstrations and conversations in shared indoor spaces. We will continue to thoroughly implement measures against infectious diseases, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, promoting hand disinfection, and cleaning the classrooms.
-Staff Members
The decision of wearing a mask is up to the individual.
We will end physical condition checks such as temperature checks, but if you feel unwell, such as having a sore throat or fever, please inform the office as soon as possible. We will continue to take appropriate measures while checking additional government measures that will be announced in the future.
updated May 9, 2023:
Due to [the abolition of the “Basic Policies for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control” on May 7, 2023] indicated by the government, we will be redefining the rules for students, workshop participants, and staff as follows.
-Students and Workshop Participants
Due to COVID-19 being reclassified to a Class 5 infectious disease on May 8, 2023, wearing a mask will be a personal choice. However, we ask that you wear a mask during explanations/demonstrations and conversations in shared indoor spaces. We will continue to thoroughly implement measures against infectious diseases, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, promoting hand disinfection, and cleaning the classrooms.
-Staff Members
Even after the reclassification to Class 5, for the time being, we will make it mandatory to wear a mask in shared indoor spaces during business hours.
For the time being, we will continue to carry out physical condition checks, such as temperature checks. We will continue to take appropriate measures while checking additional government measures that will be announced in the future.
-Students and Workshop Participants
Wearing a mask is not required, and the decision is up to the individual. However, we may ask you to wear a mask during explanations/demonstrations and conversations in shared indoor spaces. We will continue to thoroughly implement measures against infectious diseases, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, promoting hand disinfection, and cleaning the classrooms.
-Staff Members
The decision of wearing a mask is up to the individual.
We will end physical condition checks such as temperature checks, but if you feel unwell, such as having a sore throat or fever, please inform the office as soon as possible. We will continue to take appropriate measures while checking additional government measures that will be announced in the future.
updated May 9, 2023:
Due to [the abolition of the “Basic Policies for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control” on May 7, 2023] indicated by the government, we will be redefining the rules for students, workshop participants, and staff as follows.
-Students and Workshop Participants
Due to COVID-19 being reclassified to a Class 5 infectious disease on May 8, 2023, wearing a mask will be a personal choice. However, we ask that you wear a mask during explanations/demonstrations and conversations in shared indoor spaces. We will continue to thoroughly implement measures against infectious diseases, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, promoting hand disinfection, and cleaning the classrooms.
-Staff Members
Even after the reclassification to Class 5, for the time being, we will make it mandatory to wear a mask in shared indoor spaces during business hours.
For the time being, we will continue to carry out physical condition checks, such as temperature checks. We will continue to take appropriate measures while checking additional government measures that will be announced in the future.
April 21, 2023
International Students Course Autumn 2023
One perfect -silent- walk in Kyoto
Maria Isabel Guzmán (Colombia)
Applications are now open for the International Students Course in Autumn, and will close at 9:00 (JST) May 15. Please see here for more information.
March 14, 2023
Spring Vacation
The 2022 school year Graduate Exhibition (March 1-5) has ended. Thank you to everyone who was able to visit. You can see photos of the exhibition on our instagram and facebook pages. Kawashima Textile School will be closed for Spring Vacation from March 24 to March 28 and the teachers' office (where we answer inquiries in English) from March 17 to March 31. We will respond to your emails after April 1. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation.
March 10, 2023
Mask Rules from March 13
Based on the new policy on wearing masks announced by the government on February 13 [from March 13 onwards, the decision of whether or not to wear a mask, indoors or outdoors, will be left to individuals], we will be redefining the rules for masks at the school as follows, considering the safety and health of students and staff as top priority.
Students and Workshop Participants
We recommend wearing a mask. Please wear a mask during explanations/demonstrations and conversations in shared indoor spaces. We will continue to thoroughly implement measures against infectious diseases, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, promoting hand disinfection, and cleaning the classrooms.
Staff Members
We will make it mandatory to wear a mask in shared indoor spaces during business hours, until the transition to category 5 infectious diseases (scheduled for May 8).
We will continue to take appropriate measures while checking additional government measures that will be announced in the future.
Students and Workshop Participants
We recommend wearing a mask. Please wear a mask during explanations/demonstrations and conversations in shared indoor spaces. We will continue to thoroughly implement measures against infectious diseases, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, promoting hand disinfection, and cleaning the classrooms.
Staff Members
We will make it mandatory to wear a mask in shared indoor spaces during business hours, until the transition to category 5 infectious diseases (scheduled for May 8).
We will continue to take appropriate measures while checking additional government measures that will be announced in the future.
February 7, 2023
Graduate Exhibition 2022
2023.3.1 (Wed.) -5 (Sun.) 10:00 - 17:00 Admission Free
Annex of Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (Kyoto-shi Bijutsukan BEKKAN)
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*Before visiting, please check our measures to prevent the infection or spread of Coronavirus, and requests to visitors below.
*Please note that depending on the situation, dates are subject to further change. For more information and updates, please check our website.
Measures to Prevent the Infection or Spread of Coronavirus
We will be taking the following measures to prevent the infection or spread of Coronavirus. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation.
Requests to Visitors
*Please wear a mask.
*Visitors’ body temperatures will be checked upon entry through thermography and/or thermometers (by Kyoto City). Those who have a fever over 37.5 cannot enter.
*Please wash and sanitize your hands.
*Please refrain from visiting If you have any of the following symptoms:
-Cold symptoms
-Strong fatigue
-Difficulty of breathing
-You have travelled to a region or country where COVID-19 is spreading, in the past 14 days.
*Please keep a distance of 2m from other visitors/staff.
*Please do not touch the artwork.
*Please refrain from having loud conversations.
Our Measures
*Staff will wear masks and check their temperatures.
*Hand sanitizer is provided upon entry.
*Handrails, coin lockers, etc. will be sanitized.
*There is a possibility that we will limit the number of visitors to prevent overcrowding.
January 27, 2023
Masaru Hori-Sensei Retirement Announcement
Skilled dyeing expert Masaru Hori-sensei will be retiring at the end of the 2022 school year (March 2023). After working for 42 years in the dyeing department of Kawashima Textile Co., Ltd. (currently Kawashima Textile Selkon Co., Ltd.), Hori-sensei has been in charge of dyeing classes as a full-time instructor at the school for over 25 years, and has devoted himself to teaching, with his high level of expertise and gentle personality.
A message from Hori-sensei:
Recently, I have started to feel that my strength is declining, and although I am filled with loneliness, I have decided to retire in March.
During my 25-plus years at the school, I have had the opportunity to meet many people, and have countless memories. Thank you very much for everything (Thanks to all the dyes as well).
I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Masaru Hori (84)
Dye Room
Please read our interview and class reports, where we have shared Hori-sensei’s attitude towards dyeing and thoughts on teaching.
An Interview with Dyeing Teacher Masaru Hori 1/2/3 (Interviewed: Jul. 2020)
Hori-sensei's Dyeing Class (Covered/Interviewed: Apr. - Nov. 2021)
1 "If the data is non-reproducible, it is better not to have it at all."
2 "The starting point for Kanzome is matching the color perfectly.”
3 "Be careful not to tangle the thread. Haste is waste.”
4 ”In natural dyeing, nothing is a mistake.”
5 ”Remembering the vibrant color”
6 ”I want students to come to like dyeing, and continue."
*If you have a message for Hori-sensei, please leave a comment here in the Japanese version of this post.
A message from Hori-sensei:
Recently, I have started to feel that my strength is declining, and although I am filled with loneliness, I have decided to retire in March.
During my 25-plus years at the school, I have had the opportunity to meet many people, and have countless memories. Thank you very much for everything (Thanks to all the dyes as well).
I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Masaru Hori (84)
Dye Room
Please read our interview and class reports, where we have shared Hori-sensei’s attitude towards dyeing and thoughts on teaching.
An Interview with Dyeing Teacher Masaru Hori 1/2/3 (Interviewed: Jul. 2020)
Hori-sensei's Dyeing Class (Covered/Interviewed: Apr. - Nov. 2021)
1 "If the data is non-reproducible, it is better not to have it at all."
2 "The starting point for Kanzome is matching the color perfectly.”
3 "Be careful not to tangle the thread. Haste is waste.”
4 ”In natural dyeing, nothing is a mistake.”
5 ”Remembering the vibrant color”
6 ”I want students to come to like dyeing, and continue."
*If you have a message for Hori-sensei, please leave a comment here in the Japanese version of this post.
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