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Kusatsu Onsen is one of Japan's most notable hot spring resorts in Gunma Prefecture, where WASUIAN is located. At the center of the hot spring resort is Yubatake, where the sight of flowing hot spring water and rising steam attract tourists. Kimuraya offers a beautiful view of Yubatake and a luxurious experience of relaxation and peaceful rest.

Ikaho Onsen was the first hot spring city project in Japan, and it is famous for its nostalgic hot spring resort and its long stone staircase. Among the many ryokan, Chigira Jinsentei has the longest history in Gunma, and the guest rooms vary in style according to the period in which they were built. Please experience the nostalgic, yet timeless, atmosphere.

Elevate your Zen and meditation practices with WASUIAN’s best-selling Kasuri Tsumugi Samue, with 17 stunning colors to choose from, and sizes from SS to LL. The colors of this classic samue harmonize beautifully with the Five Elements of Buddhism. Find the color that suits you, and practice your Zen/Meditation in true peace.

EDO KAGURA Corporation, the travel agency located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, offers you more comfortable travel and traditional Japanese cultural experiences. As a part of this, the travelars can wear WASUIAN's samue at the temples while participating Zazen.

Wasuian’s embroidery services are well-received by many of our customers. We recommend using this service when you wish to purchase a special gift for someone you love and care for, or simply a special item for yourself.

Since receiving many messages and reviews from our customers, we are both excited and motivated to modify our products to improve their quality and comfort as well as to improve our services. Your feedback fuels our passion and motivation and keeps us continually enhancing your shopping experience with us.

Here are some of the messages received from our valued customers.

Since our founding, we have been dedicated to offering our customers comfortable and traditional samue, with the high quality expected from Japanese-crafted products. We are delighted that so many find their favorites here at Wasuian.

Now, let’s see the samue choices that are highly recommended by our customers, along with their comments, for your future reference.

In 2023, Wasuian celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of its predecessor Ida Shoten. To express our gratitude to our customers, we held a small event to commemorate our 60th anniversary.

For this event, we took some photos of ourselves wearing our favorite samue. We hope it will be a useful reference for choosing your own samue.

You will have an amazing experience in a custom-made samue. Tochiomata Onsen was founded about 1,300 years ago. Since then, it has been famous for its therapeutic hot spring located deep in the mountains of Niigata Prefecture.

A zudabukuro is a bag originally used by Buddhist monks to carry their belongings during "dhūta". Now many people use this traditional bag as a fashion item. It can be matched with samue of your choice, but it is also designed to be worn with Western clothing without looking out of place, so it can be used in many situations. 

Yukata is well-known as a traditional and comfortable Japanese-style clothing and is often worn at hotels, inns, and other facilities. But in recent years, samue is also becoming popular among many of these facilities as a relaxing guest room wear.