"Shinjo fabric" made in Shinasahi-cho, Takashima City on the northwest side of Lake Biwa began to be woven as a side business of farmers in the winter season at the end of the Edo Era. It is said that it became famous nationwide due to the fashion of "shrink fabric" in the Taisho Era. Currently, in Takashima, a series of processes from yarn to raw fabric, such as bleaching (technique for whitening cloth) and dyeing using the flowing water of the Ado River flowing to Lake Biwa, is possible in the production area.

Takashima Chijimi is made by twisting the weft threads 1.5 times more than normal plain Weave, which creates ridges (vertical wrinkles) that reduce the area that touches the skin, and by Weave the number of Weave with 120 instead of the usual 180, it has more gaps and is more breathable. This allows it to absorb sweat well and dry quickly. Tightly Twisted twisted yarn, which stretches and shrinks, so it doesn't stick to the skin even when you sweat, and it doesn't feel sticky.
So cool. Features of Chizimi Cotton.

In the factory of Takahashi weaving cleanly cleaned a total of more than 20 looms, including German-made thread windings of the 1960s and Nissan's famous Nissan looms, are in operation.
We are woven fabrics of 40,000 meters per year.

A large building in the middle of Garden is the Takashima Bashi Kyogyo Association, which processes all of Chizimi Cotton.
Eight textile companies were jointly funded and built in 1949.

For shrinking process special mold and washing machine are necessary.
The factory's equipment includes a deep emboss processed technique that uses high-temperature bleaching and pressure through a mold to engrave a 152cm wide fabric into a 110cm wide fabric. This is a technique that is only found here in Japan. Another feature of this factory is that it can process a variety of fabrics, from soft to crisp. The factory wastewater from bleaching the fabric complies with prefectural and city regulations, as well as the ordinance on preventing eutrophication of Lake Biwa that came into effect in July 1981, and the factory is committed to protecting the natural environment, including Lake Biwa.