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Matsusaka Momen is a cotton fabric and is also designated as designated traditional craftwork of Mie prefecture.
The beautiful indigo color of Matsusaka Momen that prevailed Edo (Time Period) seems to be said to be well suited to the color of Japanese skin.
Matsusaka City there are institutions that can experience this Matsusaka Momen Weaving Cloth experience, and experiential events that can try on kimono made with Matsusaka Momen are being held.

Matsusaka Momen was prevalent as a fashionable casual clothes among the common people Edo (Time Period) the Edo (Time Period).
Beautiful shades with vertical stripes in indigo · Firm material was also a luxury item at the time when thrift orders were in.
Of the Echigoya known for its No Cash Discount or Sell on Credit ( Sell at Fixed Prices ), it is said that it sold Ise Cotton at that time as the main product of Mitsukoshi's "Echigoya Mitsui Kimono Shop", which is the cornerstone of Matsusaka Businessman development .

Tourist facilities which can experience such as Matsusaka Momen Blue Dyeing and Weaving Cloth, and then introduce a shop that sells Matsusaka Momen

■Matsusaka City History and Folk Customs Museum
Museum in the Museum of Matsuzaka Castle ruins, it was built in 1898.
The building itself is a registered tangible cultural asset, and in addition to Matsusaka Momen, materials on Matsusaka Businessman are displayed.

■Matsusaka Cotton Hand Weaving Center
Matsusaka Momen addition to selling Matsusaka Momen products, we also hold events such as Weaving Cloth experience and Blue Dyeing experience.

The two shrines in the Matsusaka City east near Hata Dono Ward ( Hata Dono Chiku ), God clothes loom temple shrine (Kan takes Hata any shrine) Kanomi Hatadono Shrine (Kan'oMihata Dono It is a generic name of Shinkansha.
It is a shrine deeply related to the fabric.