Kihachijo Meyu Kobo/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Colorful threads are woven in the workshop/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Mr. and Mrs. Fumiko Yamashita, who run a Kihachijo workshop on Hachijojima Island/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Black, birch, and yellow dyed threads used for Kihachijo/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Silk drying in the sun in the workshop garden/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The wooden barrels used to boil the three colors used in Kihachijo are permeated with each color./ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A soft fragrance fills the air inside the workshop/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A process called Fushitsuke/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Kariyasu leaves are used to dye silk. These leaves are boiled and used to dye silk./ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The workshop used for the dyeing process/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Yellow Hachijo, also depicted by Takeshita Yumeji/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

An old map of the island also states that "Nakanogo is good for dyeing and weaving."/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Kihachijo Meyu Kobo/ (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Hachijojima is about 50 minutes away from Haneda Airport.

The gourd-shaped Hachijojima is said to have been formed when two underwater volcanoes erupted./ (c) FASHION HEADLINE