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Dōmyō Kiichirō on the history and beauty of kumihimo

Dōmyō Kiichirō is the tenth-generation head of the company Domyo, which has been making kumihimo cords since 1652.

In this video interview Dōmyō talks from his workshop in Tokyo about the development of kumihimo in Japan and its origins in the Silk Roads, the detailed beauty of this art form, and his hopes for its future.

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