Set against the textile town at the foot of Mount Fuji, FUJI TEXTILE WEEK 2025 returns from November 22 to December 14, 2025.Historic structures scattered across Fujiyoshida—former mills, warehouses, shuttered shops, even an old bank building—are transformed into exhibition sites, inviting visitors to walk through the layered cultural strata woven into the city’s fabric.
Kyu Yamakano/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Founded in 2021, the festival reexamines the thousand-year textile heritage of Fujiyoshida while reconnecting tradition with contemporary creation. Now in its fourth edition, FUJI TEXTILE WEEK brings together artists from Japan and abroad, presenting new works born from an intimate dialogue with the city and its material memory.
Information Desk （Kyu Yamakano） /photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
What Is FUJI TEXTILE WEEK? — Japan’s Only Art Festival Devoted to Textile Culture
Blessed with abundant spring water flowing from Mount Fuji—ideal for dyeing and washing—Fujiyoshida has long been shaped by the textile industry. Rooted in this history, the festival emerged as Japan’s only art event devoted to textiles, aiming to revitalize both traditional industries and local culture.
Chisato Matsumoto — Embracing Loom/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
A distinctive hallmark of the festival is its use of the city’s dormant industrial architecture: former weaving factories, kimono shops, warehouses, and old commercial buildings become exhibition venues, their past functions intact. Each site acts as a quiet archive, revealing the layered memory of a town built by cloth.
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
2025 Theme: “What Flows Beneath the Weave” — Between the Visible and the Unseen
The 2025 theme, “What Flows Beneath the Weave,” explores the forces that lie beneath the visible surface—the rhythms of human hands, the sound of looms, the subtle atmosphere of the land, collective memory.Like unseen groundwater running beneath the earth, these invisible currents form the deep cultural strata that textiles carry within them.
UMPRUM｜It is hot, yet there’s shade in the garden/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Artistic Director Fumio Nanjo and Curator Kento Tabara return this year. After dedicating 2024 exclusively to research and dialogue with the community, the festival presents works rooted more deeply than ever in the narratives of Fujiyoshida.
Anotani Masaho/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Featured Works — Five Visions That Render the Invisible Visible
Atsushi Aizawa — How The Wilderness Thinks
Venue: Kyu Yamakano
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Thousands of deadstock fabrics hang like a cascading grotto, their dyed tips forming shifting chromatic layers. Viewers walk through the cloth-formed cavern, immersed in its airy tactility. The work echoes the ritual “Tainai Meguri,” practiced by Fuji-ko pilgrims as a symbolic rebirth before ascending Mount Fuji, bringing the spiritual strata of textile history into the present.
Hirofumi Masuda — White Umbrella, White Bird
Venue: Kyu Yamakano
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
A moving-image work inspired by Fujiyoshida’s wartime production of silk parachute cloth. Through archival research, interviews, and installation, Masuda weaves together the city’s dual heritage: the craft of weaving beautiful, ornamental fabrics, and the historical moment when the same craftsmanship served to create “fabric that saves lives.” A suspended mise-en-scène evokes the silent moment before a parachute touches ground.
Hanna Saito — Flowing Along, Flowing Away from the Weave
Venue: Kyu Yamakano
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
On a roll of patterned silk, slime mold moves freely, leaving trails of color as it consumes pigmented food. Like a river responding to terrain, its fluid motion alternates between following and defying the weave. The work visualizes the dialogue between structure and living organic rhythm.
Chisato Matsumoto — Embracing Loom
Venue: Kyu Itoya
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
In a former kimono shop, sculptural forms derived from shibori dyeing multiply across the tatami room, reaching toward an old loom placed at the center. The installation suggests a “spirit of textiles” awakening within the architecture—memories of handcraft lingering in the building as if unwilling to let the loom go.
Mao Shibata — Blue Lotus
Venue: Shimoyoshida Daiichi Elementary School Pool
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Water, light, draped fabric, and video converge in a large-scale installation. Blue lotus forms float across a thin layer of water, while chroma-key processing alters their appearance in the projected image, destabilizing the boundary between physical presence and digital illusion. As viewers wade into the shallow water, their movements generate ripples that become part of the work, prompting a meditation on “being” within an ever-shifting visual field.
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE — TADANORI YOKOO ISSEY MIYAKE
Venue: FUJIHIMURO
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Five previously unseen textile works reinterpreting artworks by Tadanori Yokoo through the “A Piece of Cloth” philosophy. Using Fujiyoshida’s weaving technologies, the engineering team led by Yoshiyuki Miyamae reconstructs Yokoo’s dynamic visual language through density, layering, and color—reimagining painting through the medium of woven cloth and the sensorial act of wearing.
How to Explore — Walking Through the City’s Layers
One of FUJI TEXTILE WEEK’s defining pleasures is experiencing the city itself.The venues—former factories, kimono shops, warehouses, banks, and commercial buildings—compose a walkable map of Fujiyoshida’s industrial and cultural history.
FUJIHIMURO/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
A recommended route begins at the atmospheric archive of deadstock fabrics inside the former Yamakan building, continues along Honcho-dori with its traces of everyday life, and arrives at FabCafe Fuji, housed in a repurposed bank building.From there, visitors can head to FUJIHIMURO, an icehouse-turned-art-space once serving the nightlife district of Nishiura—a place where the city’s past and future quietly intersect.
Fukugenji Temple/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
The Future of FUJI TEXTILE WEEK — Toward a Textile Cultural Sphere
FUJI TEXTILE WEEK is not only a celebration of textile heritage but also a forward-looking cultural endeavor.Artist residencies, architectural reuse, craft networks, and the rise of creative tourism overlap to form a growing cultural ecosystem.
Textile is more than material—it is a medium that weaves time, memory, and human experience.Through this understanding, FUJI TEXTILE WEEK continues its mission to envision how cloth can connect communities and shape the future.
Shimoyoshida Station/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE
Kyu Yamakano/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEFounded in 2021, the festival reexamines the thousand-year textile heritage of Fujiyoshida while reconnecting tradition with contemporary creation. Now in its fourth edition, FUJI TEXTILE WEEK brings together artists from Japan and abroad, presenting new works born from an intimate dialogue with the city and its material memory.
Information Desk （Kyu Yamakano） /photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEWhat Is FUJI TEXTILE WEEK? — Japan’s Only Art Festival Devoted to Textile Culture
Blessed with abundant spring water flowing from Mount Fuji—ideal for dyeing and washing—Fujiyoshida has long been shaped by the textile industry. Rooted in this history, the festival emerged as Japan’s only art event devoted to textiles, aiming to revitalize both traditional industries and local culture.
Chisato Matsumoto — Embracing Loom/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEA distinctive hallmark of the festival is its use of the city’s dormant industrial architecture: former weaving factories, kimono shops, warehouses, and old commercial buildings become exhibition venues, their past functions intact. Each site acts as a quiet archive, revealing the layered memory of a town built by cloth.
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE2025 Theme: “What Flows Beneath the Weave” — Between the Visible and the Unseen
The 2025 theme, “What Flows Beneath the Weave,” explores the forces that lie beneath the visible surface—the rhythms of human hands, the sound of looms, the subtle atmosphere of the land, collective memory.Like unseen groundwater running beneath the earth, these invisible currents form the deep cultural strata that textiles carry within them.
UMPRUM｜It is hot, yet there’s shade in the garden/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEArtistic Director Fumio Nanjo and Curator Kento Tabara return this year. After dedicating 2024 exclusively to research and dialogue with the community, the festival presents works rooted more deeply than ever in the narratives of Fujiyoshida.
Anotani Masaho/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEFeatured Works — Five Visions That Render the Invisible Visible
Atsushi Aizawa — How The Wilderness Thinks
Venue: Kyu Yamakano
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEThousands of deadstock fabrics hang like a cascading grotto, their dyed tips forming shifting chromatic layers. Viewers walk through the cloth-formed cavern, immersed in its airy tactility. The work echoes the ritual “Tainai Meguri,” practiced by Fuji-ko pilgrims as a symbolic rebirth before ascending Mount Fuji, bringing the spiritual strata of textile history into the present.
Hirofumi Masuda — White Umbrella, White Bird
Venue: Kyu Yamakano
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEA moving-image work inspired by Fujiyoshida’s wartime production of silk parachute cloth. Through archival research, interviews, and installation, Masuda weaves together the city’s dual heritage: the craft of weaving beautiful, ornamental fabrics, and the historical moment when the same craftsmanship served to create “fabric that saves lives.” A suspended mise-en-scène evokes the silent moment before a parachute touches ground.
Hanna Saito — Flowing Along, Flowing Away from the Weave
Venue: Kyu Yamakano
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEOn a roll of patterned silk, slime mold moves freely, leaving trails of color as it consumes pigmented food. Like a river responding to terrain, its fluid motion alternates between following and defying the weave. The work visualizes the dialogue between structure and living organic rhythm.
Chisato Matsumoto — Embracing Loom
Venue: Kyu Itoya
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEIn a former kimono shop, sculptural forms derived from shibori dyeing multiply across the tatami room, reaching toward an old loom placed at the center. The installation suggests a “spirit of textiles” awakening within the architecture—memories of handcraft lingering in the building as if unwilling to let the loom go.
Mao Shibata — Blue Lotus
Venue: Shimoyoshida Daiichi Elementary School Pool
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEWater, light, draped fabric, and video converge in a large-scale installation. Blue lotus forms float across a thin layer of water, while chroma-key processing alters their appearance in the projected image, destabilizing the boundary between physical presence and digital illusion. As viewers wade into the shallow water, their movements generate ripples that become part of the work, prompting a meditation on “being” within an ever-shifting visual field.
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE — TADANORI YOKOO ISSEY MIYAKE
Venue: FUJIHIMURO
photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEFive previously unseen textile works reinterpreting artworks by Tadanori Yokoo through the “A Piece of Cloth” philosophy. Using Fujiyoshida’s weaving technologies, the engineering team led by Yoshiyuki Miyamae reconstructs Yokoo’s dynamic visual language through density, layering, and color—reimagining painting through the medium of woven cloth and the sensorial act of wearing.
How to Explore — Walking Through the City’s Layers
One of FUJI TEXTILE WEEK’s defining pleasures is experiencing the city itself.The venues—former factories, kimono shops, warehouses, banks, and commercial buildings—compose a walkable map of Fujiyoshida’s industrial and cultural history.
FUJIHIMURO/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEA recommended route begins at the atmospheric archive of deadstock fabrics inside the former Yamakan building, continues along Honcho-dori with its traces of everyday life, and arrives at FabCafe Fuji, housed in a repurposed bank building.From there, visitors can head to FUJIHIMURO, an icehouse-turned-art-space once serving the nightlife district of Nishiura—a place where the city’s past and future quietly intersect.
Fukugenji Temple/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINEThe Future of FUJI TEXTILE WEEK — Toward a Textile Cultural Sphere
FUJI TEXTILE WEEK is not only a celebration of textile heritage but also a forward-looking cultural endeavor.Artist residencies, architectural reuse, craft networks, and the rise of creative tourism overlap to form a growing cultural ecosystem.
Textile is more than material—it is a medium that weaves time, memory, and human experience.Through this understanding, FUJI TEXTILE WEEK continues its mission to envision how cloth can connect communities and shape the future.
Shimoyoshida Station/photo by ©FASHION HEADLINE【Event Information】
Title: FUJI TEXTILE WEEK 2025
Dates: November 22 (Sat) – December 14 (Sun), 2025
Closed: November 25 (Tue), December 1 (Mon), December 8 (Mon)
Hours: 10:00–17:00
Some venues close at 16:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing).
Main Information Center:2-16-19 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Tickets:Same-day Admission: General ¥2,500 / Students ¥2,000
Ticket Sales:
・Online: ArtSticker (official online ticket), Peatix, Asoview!
・Paper Tickets:
> General Information Center — 2-16-19 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida
> FUJIHIMURO — 1-1-5 Fujimi, Fujiyoshida
> Shimoyoshida Tourist Information Center — 1-4-21 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida
Organizer: City of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Planning & Management: FUJI TEXTILE WEEK Executive Committee
【Access】
From Tokyo – By Train
・Shinjuku Station → (JR Chuo Line 100 min / Limited Express 60 min) → Otsuki Station → (Fujikyu Railway 50 min) → “Shimoyoshida Station” 5-minute walk
・Shinjuku Station → (Limited Express Fujikyu approx. 100 min) → “Shimoyoshida Station” 5-minute walk
From Tokyo – By Highway Bus
・Busta Shinjuku → (Chuo Expressway Bus 105 min) → “Chuo-dori Shimoyoshida” or “Fujisan Station” 15-minute walk
From Tokyo – By Car
・Tokyo → (Chuo Expressway 90 min) → Fujiyoshida-Nishikatsura SIC or Kawaguchiko IC → approx. 10 min
From Nagoya – By Train
・Nagoya → (Shinkansen 100 min) → Mishima Station → (Highway Bus 90 min) → “Fujisan Station” 15-minute walk
From Nagoya – By Car
・Nagoya → (Shin-Tomei Expressway 150 min) → Shin-Gotemba IC → (Higashi-Fujigoko Road 25 min) → Fujiyoshida-Oshino Smart IC → approx. 10 min
Title: FUJI TEXTILE WEEK 2025
Dates: November 22 (Sat) – December 14 (Sun), 2025
Closed: November 25 (Tue), December 1 (Mon), December 8 (Mon)
Hours: 10:00–17:00
Some venues close at 16:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing).
Main Information Center:2-16-19 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Tickets:Same-day Admission: General ¥2,500 / Students ¥2,000
Ticket Sales:
・Online: ArtSticker (official online ticket), Peatix, Asoview!
・Paper Tickets:
> General Information Center — 2-16-19 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida
> FUJIHIMURO — 1-1-5 Fujimi, Fujiyoshida
> Shimoyoshida Tourist Information Center — 1-4-21 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida
Organizer: City of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Planning & Management: FUJI TEXTILE WEEK Executive Committee
【Access】
From Tokyo – By Train
・Shinjuku Station → (JR Chuo Line 100 min / Limited Express 60 min) → Otsuki Station → (Fujikyu Railway 50 min) → “Shimoyoshida Station” 5-minute walk
・Shinjuku Station → (Limited Express Fujikyu approx. 100 min) → “Shimoyoshida Station” 5-minute walk
From Tokyo – By Highway Bus
・Busta Shinjuku → (Chuo Expressway Bus 105 min) → “Chuo-dori Shimoyoshida” or “Fujisan Station” 15-minute walk
From Tokyo – By Car
・Tokyo → (Chuo Expressway 90 min) → Fujiyoshida-Nishikatsura SIC or Kawaguchiko IC → approx. 10 min
From Nagoya – By Train
・Nagoya → (Shinkansen 100 min) → Mishima Station → (Highway Bus 90 min) → “Fujisan Station” 15-minute walk
From Nagoya – By Car
・Nagoya → (Shin-Tomei Expressway 150 min) → Shin-Gotemba IC → (Higashi-Fujigoko Road 25 min) → Fujiyoshida-Oshino Smart IC → approx. 10 min
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