Nice to meet you.

I'm a dyer and weaver based in Motobu Town, Okinawa Prefecture, who carries on Okinawa's indigo dyeing and textile culture.

I've traveled the world, including competing in world championships as a parasurfer,

and am spreading a challenging lifestyle.

I grew up surrounded by indigo-dyed thread and listening to the sound of weaving.

In 2001, at the age of 18, I took up surfing in Kujukuri,

and the blue of the ocean and the blue of indigo overlapped. Driven by my desire to express the ocean in fabric,

in 2004, after graduating from university, I returned to Okinawa and took over the family business.

In 2013, shortly after going independent, I was diagnosed with a congenital spinal arteriovenous malformation,

which left me paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair.

Fortunately, I didn't become depressed,

but life without the use of my legs was different from my previous life,

and I had to leave my dyeing and weaving work and surfing behind.

Since then, she has fully launched her brand "BIGASURI," which combines indigo-dyed fabrics with leather.

She always held a strong desire to return to her work as a dyeing and weaving artist,

In 2016, she resumed dyeing and weaving by working with a woodworker to customize an existing loom so that she could weave from a wheelchair.

In 2021, she held a solo exhibition, "OKINAWA BLUES," in New York.

The following year, with the goal of sharing the charm of indigo with as many people as possible,

she launched Okinawa Blues Shoten, which continues to this day.

"Okinawa Blues" is a brand born from her love for Okinawa, where she was born and raised,

"the blue of the sea and the blue of the sky, and the color of indigo that changes over time as it is dyed," and

Approximately 700 years ago, when the country was once called Ryukyu,

indigo and dyeing techniques were introduced through maritime trade with China and Southeast Asia.

Despite the devastating damage caused by World War II,

it represents the "feelings" of our ancestors that have continued to this day.

As I work every day, I am fascinated by the colors of nature and the wisdom and techniques of our ancestors.

In 2024, I represented Japan at the ISA World Para Surfing Championships,

and resumed surfing as a para-athlete.

This represents the blue of the ocean and sky that I discovered while waiting for waves.

I continue to challenge myself to pass on this wonderful world to the next generation in an even better form.

nice to meet you.

In Motobu Town, Okinawa Prefecture, he is a dyer and weaver who inherits Okinawa's indigo dyeing and textile culture.

He has traveled around the world, competing in world championships as a parasurfer.

We promote a challenging lifestyle.

From the time I was old enough to understand, I grew up in an environment where indigo-dyed thread was present and I could hear the sound of weaving.

In 2001, when he was 18 years old, he discovered surfing in Kujukuri.

The blue of the sea and the blue of indigo overlap, and with the desire to "express the sea in fabric,"

After graduating from university in 2004, I returned to Okinawa and took over the family business.

In 2013, shortly after I became independent, I was diagnosed with a congenital spinal arteriovenous malformation.

He became paralyzed from the waist down and was forced to use a wheelchair.

Fortunately, I didn't fall down,

Life without the use of legs is different from my previous life.

I decided to leave my dyeing and weaving work and surfing.

From then on, we began to fully develop the brand "BIGASURI," which combines indigo-dyed fabric and leather.

I always have a strong desire to work again as a dyeing and weaving artist.

In 2016, together with a woodworker, she resumed her dyeing and weaving activities by customizing an existing loom so that she could weave while sitting in a wheelchair.

In 2021, he held a solo exhibition, "OKINAWA BLUES," in New York.

The following year, we adopted the philosophy of spreading the charm of indigo to as many people as possible.

We started Okinawa Blues Shoten and have continued to do so to this day.

"Okinawa Blues" is a song that expresses the love for Okinawa, the place where I was born and raised.

"The blue of the sea and the blue of the sky, the indigo color that changes over time as the dye is layered," and

About 700 years ago, when the country was called Ryukyu,

Indigo and dyeing and weaving techniques were introduced through maritime trade with China and Southeast Asia.

Despite suffering devastating damage during World War II

It represents the "feelings" of our ancestors that have been passed down to the present day.

As I work every day, I am fascinated by the colors of nature and the wisdom and techniques of our ancestors.

In 2024, he participated in the ISA WORLD PARA SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP as a representative of Japan.

I also resumed surfing as a para-athlete.

It expresses the blue of the sea and sky that I discovered while waiting for the waves.

So that we can pass on this wonderful world to the next generation in a better way,

We continue to take on challenges.