Yotsume Dyed Cloth Calendar 2026 | The Aesthetic Awareness of Katazome Breathes Life into the Four Seasons in an Art Calendar

The "Yotsume Dyed Cloth Calendar 2026," carefully layered one sheet at a time, depicts the scenery of Japan's four seasons as if dyed onto cloth.
The designs are based on the meaning of katazome (stencil dyeing), expressed on paper using a special printing technique. Unlike typical calendar prints, this method allows you to feel the texture and grain of the ink, similar to a woodblock print.
The deep colors on the paper set firmly, giving you the sensation as if you are holding a single original artwork in your hand.
Each month uses different types of paper, creating a luxurious style where the texture changes with every turn.
This calendar allows you to feel the beautiful seasons of Japan throughout the year.

Neither too large nor too small, a size that gently colors your everyday life.

January. Celebrating the start of the year with the elegance of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms.

The seasonal scenery you encounter with every turn. A calendar that remains in your heart throughout the year.
The designer behind this work is Yoichi Ono, a dyeing artist active mainly in Oita Prefecture.
After working in Oita, he relocated his base to the nostalgic Hiroshima in spring 2025.
While delicately capturing everyday scenes such as the light and wind felt in nature and the sound of rain, he conveys the meaning of katazome, expressing "Japan's four seasons."
[Words from Mr. Ono recorded at the end of the calendar]
"By re-examining and rediscovering Japan's rich four-season scenery, this design aims to naturally focus on the shifting changes of nature.
In April 2025, I moved to nostalgic Hiroshima.
When the place where you live changes, everything in daily life changes, and you become more aware of things you usually overlook.
Rain, sunlight, the pleasantness of the wind — these small everyday details become especially memorable.
In this 2026 calendar, I tried to express such everyday nature and Japan's four seasons."
—— Yoichi Ono (Yotsume Dyed Cloth)

Designer and dyeing artist Yoichi Ono








May: Wild Grass Rays

August: Strangely Different Days
September: Scary Typhoon


Designer & Dyer: Yoichi Ono