Take a closer look at Japan House London’s exhibition Kumihimo: Japanese Silk Braiding by Domyo with a guided tour during its opening weekend. Each tour is led by Japan House London Programming Director Simon Wright alongside a different special guest from Japan.
This tour features Dōmyō Kiichirō, 10th-generation President of Domyo, a company which has been making braided silk cord by hand since 1652 CE.
The tours reveal behind-the-scenes insight into the making of Japan House London’s exhibition and shed new light on its story of the past, present and possible futures of kumihimo, an intricate, decorative type of Japanese cord, braided from hand-dyed silk threads, that has been made in Japan for more than 1,300 years.
The tour will last approximately 45 minutes and will begin in front of the Gallery on Japan House London’s Lower Ground Floor promptly at the start time.