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Welcome to Chidori.com’s homepage specializing in unique vintage and rare antique Japanese country textiles (mingei) and collectibles. We offer this website as a source where you can learn about these unique items and purchase them in our website Store. Over the past three decades of living in Japan, we have focused our attention on cotton, and hemp country textiles (MINGEI) and collectibles because these areas capture the heart of the Japanese simplistic lifestyle and understated beauty of Japanese folk art. These one-of-a-kind natural fiber country textiles are full of character and charm. Vintage and antique cotton INDIGO, SHIBORI, TSUTSUGAKI, KASURI, and SAKIORI are our personal favorites. Today in Japan there are just a handful of places where real Indigo vats are used for dyeing Indigo. This blue dye is said to ward off insects during the hot humid summer months and when working out in the fields. There is a wonderful smell and feel to a stiff and strong dark durable blue cotton INDIGO fabric that cannot be reproduced anywhere else. When used in the home, these varying shades of blue, white and brown reflect a natural softness and can add an easy-going sophistication to any room decor. The feeling of putting these blue and white colors in your home gives you a greater connection to nature.