Yoshimura Shouten

Yoshimura Shoten is a company based in Kyoto, Japan, involved in the production and sale of Tango chirimen silk fabric, white fabric, and raw silk. It was founded in 1830 by Yoshimura Kinjiro. The company operates with a head office in Kyoto and a branch and factory in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture. Its products are almost 100% pure silk, ranging from silk fabrics to tsumugi fabrics, with hundreds of varieties.

Yoshimura Shoten was founded in 1830 (Tenpo 1) by Yoshimura Kinjiro in what is now Mineyama-cho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. In 1870, the main store was opened in Kyoto. In 1920, the company was incorporated. In 1954, the manufacturing division was spun off to establish Yoshimura Kigyō Co., Ltd. In 2012, the head office was moved to Kyoto. In 2016, Yoshimura Ryūsuke, the seventh generation, became president. In 2024, the white fabric business of Yoshimura Kigyō was transferred to the company. In 2025, the head office was moved to Yanagi-mizu-cho, Kyoto.

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