Ken Oe, President of Yonetomi Fiber/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

We also receive many requests to develop products under a double name with Japanese apparel brands./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

The entrance to the Yonetomi Seni headquarters in Yamagata./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Knitted textiles are on display in the entrance of the company's headquarters./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Inside the Yonetomi Fiber factory./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Low gauges such as 3 and 5 gauge are Yonetomi Seni's main products./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

President Oe responding to an interview in front of the spinning machine/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

President Oe talking about interwoven knitting technology/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Yonetomi Seni knit tweed/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Yonetomi Seni knit tweed/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Yonetomi Seni knit tweed/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

The design is mainly handled by two or three people, including President Oe./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Knit riders are synonymous with Cohen./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

This jacket from Spring/Summer 2015 is made using a special textile with a print applied over tweed./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

It looks like fleece, but it is also a knitted textile./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Developing over 10,000 unique knitwear pieces: "Kohen" shares the technique of interwoven knitting [Yamagata Knitwear Travelogue Vol. 1 - Yonetomi Seni]/ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

Veteran and junior employees communicate with each other while working./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

A reference room where a huge number of archival textiles are stored./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

President Oe gives a tour of the reference room./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE

It is packed with archive textiles./ Photo by RIEKO.M (C)FASHION HEADLINE