Kimonoboy is our company name. We are an online dealer of antique and vintage Japanese folk textiles with a specialty in mid 1800s to early 1900s cotton boros, peasant & farmer clothing and other early textiles.
My name is Jim Austin. I own the company. I came to Japan 14 years ago to study Japanese for personal interest. Shortly after arriving, I was fortunate to meet a wonderful woman, Akiko, with whom I fell in love with and married. Akiko and I decided to reside in Japan rather than the USA where I am from. My marriage to Akiko and our decision to live in Japan were two of the wisest commitments I have ever made. I'm a very lucky guy.
We wish to provide a web presence where people from anywhere in the world can acquire exceptional Japanese early textiles and Old Cotton Indigo Farmer's clothing.
How We Find Our Textiles
We acquire our textiles at auctions, estate sales, antique shows and Buddhist temple flea markets.
Edo Period Samurai Summer House Near Where We Live
Enjoying Tea & Viewing the Last of Fall Leaves at the Samurai's Summer House on 12/03/09
My wife operates a Japanese online business that specializes in European and USA vintage textiles which she sells only in Japan. If you can read Japanese or if you are just curious, please visit her site.
