Samurai Blue (侍青) is known as: Indigo, “Color of Love” or “Japan Blue”.
The color is used in a lot of items such as kimonos, towels, Noren curtains, blue jeans. Indigo clothing and blankets are still a traditional gift for newborn babies because it’s believed that the natural dye will protect the child from illness.
Benefits of natural indigo
• Strengthened fibers of the fabric
• Insects and snakes repelling effect
• UV protective effect
• Anti-inflammatory properties that help wounds and injuries to heal
• Provides skin relief for people suffering from eczemas
• It’s an odor-preventing dye
• Flame retardant properties
9 places where you can buy Japanese Indigo Items (in Japan & Online)
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Read – Samurai Blue (侍青): Indigo, the color of Love
ONLINE – SKINCARE: a ritual set for sensitive skins by TATCHA
This brand uses indigo plant’s extract to comfort and calm irritate, delicate skin of body and face. SKINCARE: a ritual set for sensitive skins by TATCHA.
ONLINE – Indigo SCARVES
Indigo SCARVES in cotton and eco-friendly available at JAPAN OBJECT STORE and NOREN CURTAINS. No shipping costs over 88 euro.
ONLINE – BEDDING from AIZOME BEDDING
Why is special? AIZOME BEDDING is the only company using plant-based indigo for dye bed linen.
ONLINE & JAPAN (DAIKANYAMA) – Elegant or traditional indigo CLOTHING
Elegant or traditional indigo CLOTHING can be found in a physical OKURA shop and, luckily, even bought online!
ONLINE & JAPAN (TOKUSHIMA, KAMIITA-CHO)
BUAISOU provides clothes, ceramics and many other indigo items online and in the physical store. Visit it!
JAPAN (TOKUSHIMA) – SOAP
SOAP: handmade Aizome Sekken, the antibacterial foundation for healthy skin. Visit their Facebook page.
JAPAN (KYOTO) – AIZENKOBO INDIGO PLACE
AIZENKOBO INDIGO PLACE is a place where experiment indigo dying and buy some items. If you’re in the city, give it a try!
JAPAN (TOKYO, HARAJUKU & KOJIMA)
Outlet PURE BLUE JAPAN with a lot of indigo items. To make an idea about the products, visit their nice website!
JAPAN (KOJIMA, OKAYAMA) – DENIM JEANS
Kojima is a well known manufacturers of denim jeans in the world. If you’re planning to visit the city, don’t miss a whole street dedicated to jeans and called “Kojima Jeans Street”.
Happy Indigo Experience!
