Nishijin

For the location in Fukuoka City, see Nishijin Station.
Daikoku-cho in Nishijin, Kyoto

Nishijin (西陣) is a district in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is well known for the traditional textile produced there, more narrowly referred to as Nishijin-ori (西陣織).[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nishijin.or.jp/eng/history/reki2.htm

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