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ITOKO is a silk manufacturer of white fabrics for kimono founded in 1931.
Since its establishment, we have received orders as ITOKO white fabrics for Japanese silk, as well as post-dyed fabrics for the Imperial Household.
We are also particular about cocoons, the raw material of silk, and in 1996, we started “Matsuokahime,” Japan’s first unified brand from cocoons and raw silk to white fabrics. It is said that pure domestic silk accounts for less than 0.5% of the total amount of silk distributed in Japan.

In 2012, we started to apply silk fabrics to interior materials, and are developing an interior decoration business called “Silk Glass,” which is an interior material made of silk enclosed in glass.
Focusing on the fact that the protein composition of silk is close to that of our skin and has a high affinity with humans, and that it is biodegradable and does not place a burden on the environment, we began developing silk products for daily life in 2021.

The new brand “Hime+” announced in 2022 is the industry’s first washable silk made of only natural raw materials, using pure domestic “Matsuokahime” thread as covering thread.
We will continue to protect the foundation of traditional industries, discover further possibilities of sustainable material silk, and promote Japanese craftsmanship.
We support the culture of silk, a blessing from heaven, and aim to create a new future where we can live in harmony with nature.