The history of Arimatsu, a town known as the center of shibori or tie-dyeing, dates back to 1608, when Takeda Shokuro and other pioneers of shibori started the business. That was several years after Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took the reins of government in Edo.
The 400-year-success of Arimatsu Shibori began when the lord of Owari decided to protect the industry as the region's special product and gave credit to Takeda Shokuro.