Held over two days at the Tokyo International Forum/Hall E, the two shows, JFW Japan Creation (JFW-JC) 2022 and Premium Textile Japan (PTJ) 2022 Autumn/Winter, ended successfully on December 8.

A slow start

This year’s event was attended by around 293 companies with 187.9 booths for JFW-JC2021; 242 companies in 168.9 booths for JFW-JC, and 66 companies in 98.5 booths for PTJ. The shows are a business platform for visitors to exchange views besides allowing them to touch the fabrics on site. The show had a slow start with few visitors attending compared to previous years. This was partly due to the pandemic related restrictions imposed by certain companies on buyer numbers to visit exhibitions.

Momentum with seminars and fashion shows

However, on Day 2, around 1,250 visitors attended the shows. The trend/index corner introduced newly launched JFW Textile Online Salon. Although the publication is currently designed to complement physical shows, the organizers have been striving to complete the English version by inserting videos to consolidate its content.

PTJ-related programs included two lectures. At ‘Textile Workshop - Let’s learn Japan fabrics’ on December,7, Shigeaki Uzui, from Meirin Seni Co rrepresenting Fukui Region discussed ‘Sustainability based on raw materials’. In the JFW Textile seminar held on December 7, Kikuko Hirasawa from Toyoshima & Co, spoke on ‘Let’s learn certification standards of sustainable fibers right from the start.’ The lecture aimed to enhance the dissemination of information.

Commemorating the exhibitors

On December 7, a ceremony to commemorate the 30th JFW Japan Creation and 21st Premium Textile Japan events was held. Some companies were honored with trophies. They included: JFW-JC exhibitors participating for nine consecutive times, PTJ exhibitors participating for 10 consecutive times and PTJ exhibitors participating for 21 consecutive participations.

On Day 2, the annual event: ‘Piggy’s Specials, a fashion show to display pigskin’ was held at the exclusive stage in lobby gallery. The show included a student section attended by around 12 fashion-related schools three designers: Tactor by Nayuko Yamamoto, Middla by Ohal Ando and Re:quaLby Tetsuya Doi presented their works in the professional section. The day ended with a lecture by Atsuo Yoshida from Yoshida Senko Co representing Wakayama Region on ‘Sustainability at raw materials: dyeing/finishing’.