In the past, the “Bingata” was used in clothing and ceremonial dresses for women in charge of Shinto rituals, but when Ryukyu culture began to flourish, it was developed for use in stage costumes. For example, the costumes used in “Onna Shichi Odori,” a representative classical Ryukyu dance, express the feelings and age of the main character with bright yellow and calm pale blue-green, and the spirit of hospitality and authority are expressed with patterns such as phoenixes and peonies. When you discover the emotion woven into the “Bingata” on the stage, you’ll obtain a deeper sense of the beauty of “Bingata” and the sensibilities of the Ryukyu people.
Experience dyeing “Uchukui,” a large style of cloth similar to furoshiki that has been beloved since the Ryukyu Dynasty. The mold used is an original design with a modern arrangement of classic patterns associated with celebrations or prayers, such as plums and peonies. Out of the production process’s many steps, you’ll experience coloring, where you’ll mix pigments and dye the fabric, and shading, which brings out a three-dimensional effect.“Bingata” fabric with detailed designs requires skillful brushwork and color coordination to keep the colors from overlapping or bleeding into each other. In a special room set up like a private workshop, you will receive direct instruction from craftsmen and get work while hearing advice on stenciling, layering colors for shading, and more.
In the “Bingata” Garden Tour, you will tour the spring garden with HOSHINOYA Okinawa staff, where plants are budding and flowers are blooming all around you. The “bin” in “Bingata” means color, and in the garden, plants that can be used as dyes, such as tulip mangroves and fukugi trees, are grown. The “gata” in “Bingata” means design, and you’ll also learn about characteristic Okinawan patterns such as the Okinawan flying fox and designs incorporated in modern works such as shell ginger and bougainvillea flowers. After your walk, stop by the Tsudoi Gathering Building to see HOSHINOYA Okinawa’s original “Bingata” works and experience the delicate, charming expressions of Okinawan customs along with skilled dyeing techniques.
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