Company profile
| Company name | WATASI Japan LLC (合同会社WATASI JAPAN) |
| Representative | Junko Nawa |
| Founded | 12 February 2016 |
| Address | Palette, 131-1 Ikeda Ikenoue, Shirakawa, Fukushima 961-0003, Japan |
| Tel / Fax | +81-248-29-8777 |
| info@watasijapan.co.jp | |
| Employees | 2 |
| Business | Planning, manufacture and sale of modest fashion made from vintage kimono — kimono hijab, kimono abaya, kimono robe, shawls, bags and more; cross-border e-commerce; production of corporate gifts and commemorative items |
| Official store | https://watasijapan.shop/ |
| Brand site | https://watasijapan.co.jp/ |
Facilities and partners
- Sewing: in partnership with a garment workshop in Shirakawa, Fukushima
- Kimono unpicking: in cooperation with a local welfare facility
Representative — Junko Nawa
- Graduated in International Agricultural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture. During her studies, she took a year’s leave in 1996 for agricultural training in Kelantan, Malaysia.
- 1998: joined an agriculture-related company. December 2009: gave birth to her first daughter. December 2010: left the company.
- February 2016: founded WATASI Japan LLC.
- March 2017: certified as a “Furusato Global Producer” (subsidised programme, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency).
- 2019: received the Award of Excellence (JBIA Award) at the Fukushima Venture Award.
→ For the story behind the brand and its founder, see WATASI STORY. For the making in detail, see Craftsmanship.