Dyeing Town" culture is transmitted Dyeing enlivens the city

People hang up traditional Japanese entrance signs at the entrance of their store during the Some no Komichi festival in the Nakai and Ochiai areas of Shinjuku ward on February 26, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. 50 to 60 rolls of ''tan-mono'' long pieces of kimono cloth (40cm wide and 12 meters long) created by craftsman and school students are hung above the Myoshoji River creating a River Gallery. The festival aims to celebrate the history of the Yuzen and Edo Komon dyeing techniques. This year 100 local stores decorated their entrances with dyed noren (traditional Japanese entrance signs) designed by local artists for the occasion. From 1926 to 1964 Ochiai and Nakai were the centre of the dyeing industry in Tokyo. The festival is held from February 26 to 28. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)