Located in the southeastern part of Saitama Prefecture, Soka City is blessed with a peaceful and abundant nature, and as a long-lasting leather town, about 1600 people from about 160 companies now work in leather.
On December 15, 2022, “THE LEATHER SCRAP KIMONO,” a work created as part of the Japan Tanners Association’s “Kawa Kyun” project, opened to the public at the Traditional Industry Exhibition Room in the Cultural Hall of Soka City, Saitama Prefecture.
The release of the video “HOMECOMING to Soka city” commemorating the opening of the exhibition will begin on SOKA LEATHER’s website, YouTube and at the Traditional Industry Exhibition Room.
Be sure to check out the city’s charm and the craftsmen’s fine skills and delicate handiwork that creates the pieces.
WEBSITE SOKA LEATHER URL : https://soka-leather.jp/homecoming/
YouTube SOKA LEATHER URL : https://youtu.be/BF4HBHSf5jg
Exhibition summary of “THE LEATHER SCRAP KIMONO”
Traditional Industry Exhibition Hall, Soka City Cultural Hall
Inside the Traditional Industry Exhibition Room, 1 -1 -5 1F Matsue, Soka-shi, Saitama
Open 10: 00 ~ 17: 00