Katayama Bunzaburo Shoten was founded by the first generation, Bunzaburo Katayama, in 1915 in Karasuma, Kyoto, as a kimono manufacturing company. specialized in tie-dyeing. A simple and elegant style... Katayama Bunzaburo Shoten was founded by the first generation, Bunzaburo Katayama, in 1915 in Karasuma, Kyoto, as a kimono manufacturing company. specialized in tie-dyeing. A simple and elegant style, in which Bunzaburo specialized. With the arrival of the second generation, Fumio Katayama, the company aimed to blend tradition and innovation to meet evolving lifestyles and thus began to promote the charm of the tie-dye technique also in sectors other than kimonos, such as interior design, fashion and its accessories.
