Maito

Asakusa & Sumida River


Everything is natural about Maito's clothing and accessories, including the fabrics used (mainly cotton and wool) and the plant-based dyes. Choose from a rainbow-coloured selection of scarves, tabi socks, canvas bags, shirts and knits dyed using traditional techniques.

It has another shop, open Thursday to Tuesday, inside the 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan complex.


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