Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, in collaboration with the Department of Living Design at Osaka Seikei College, has jointly developed tote bags dyed with "Ichikura charcoal (Kikutan)", a specialty product of the Kurokawa area in the northern part of the city. These will be registered as a return gift for hometown tax donations in March 2026.

Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Collaborates with Osaka Seikei College to Develop Tote Bags Dyed with Kuromatsu Charcoal

This initiative was carried out as part of an industry-government-academia collaboration with the Department of Living Design at Osaka Seikei College.

Charcoal fragments, which were previously unused during the production process of Kikutan in the Kurokawa area, were pulverized to nano-size to develop a dye.

Using fabric dyed with its natural color, tote bags were created utilizing the students' ideas.

They will be registered as a return gift for hometown tax donations in March 2026, so please look forward to getting your hands on one!

Reference Press

Charcoal making continuing since the Muromachi period: Kiln firing of Ichikura charcoal (Kikutan) begins in the Kurokawa area

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Hometown Tax Donation Sites

Furusato Choice https://www.furusato-tax.jp/product/detail/28217/6977562

Rakuten Furusato Nozei https://item.rakuten.co.jp/f282171-kawanishi/kwndg001/

Furunavi https://furunavi.jp/product_detail.aspx?pid=1744286

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  • Source: PR TIMES
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