Japanese artisan works to keep fishermen's festive coats alive

In short

• Maiwai is a festive garment traditionally worn by fishermen in Japan.
• The garment is believed to have originated along the Pacific coast.
• An artisan in Kamogawa, Chiba, is aiming to keep the tradition alive.

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Traditional garments can disappear when the communities that wore them shrink. This effort treats the coat as something people still make and use, not only something kept in museums. The source text is brief, so the details of the artisan's work are not confirmed here.

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For kids

In a town called Kamogawa in Japan, a craftsman is helping keep an old coat alive. Fishermen have worn these coats for a very long time. People are learning how to make them so the tradition keeps going. Talk about it: what is an old tradition in your family or town that you would like to keep?