The Indigo Dye Process in Japan

"Today, five farmers keep the tradition of growing indigo alive in Tokushima, Japan."


Indigo dye is a rich and deep, dark, bright blue, unequaled by our chemical blue denim dyes used for blue jeans.

The labor intensive farming method of producing indigo shown in this 3-minute film demonstrates that it is a labor of love for an artistic process that is an end unto itself.

I am lucky, because

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