Rainbow World

About Rainbow World

Japanese Textile Printing & Dyeing Manufacturer | Handkerchiefs, Scarves & Fabrics | Screen & Digital Printing with Integrated Production

Rainbow World Co., Ltd. is a Japanese textile printing and dyeing manufacturer founded in Yokohama in 1951 and relocated to Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, in 1989. The company preserves Yokohama's traditional textile printing techniques while combining hands-on craftsmanship with modern digital technology. Its services cover a wide range of textile products, including handkerchiefs, scarves, apparel fabrics, umbrella fabrics, and bag materials. As a member of the Kawabe Group, Rainbow World draws on its long-standing technical expertise and manufacturing facilities to meet a variety of customer requirements.

One of the company's key strengths is its integrated production system, which covers the entire process from sample development, dye preparation, and printing to steaming, washing, finishing, fabric inspection, cutting, sewing, pressing, final inspection, needle detection, and delivery. Designs are developed into samples for customer approval before bulk production begins. By coordinating multiple manufacturing processes in-house, the company helps reduce the need to manage separate subcontractors and can improve production efficiency, cost control, and lead times.

Its printing capabilities include hand printing performed by skilled artisans, automatic screen printing using prepared screens, and digital inkjet printing, which applies dye directly to fabric without requiring screens. The company operates two automatic screen-printing machines and 16 tables for hand printing. This range of equipment enables it to handle both small-batch orders and large-scale production, selecting the appropriate method according to print volume, number of colors, fabric type, and design requirements. Its digital inkjet printer for reactive dyes can also print on both sides of the fabric.

Rainbow World's printing techniques include overprinting, discharge printing, pigment printing, devoré printing, indigo printing, and botanical dye printing. The company also places emphasis on color matching and dye preparation, using equipment such as an automatic color-measuring system, automatic dye-mixing machines, and automated sample color-matching equipment. By combining traditional manual techniques with digital production technology, it supports the creation of distinctive and visually detailed textiles.

The company offers a broad range of post-printing finishes, including softening, water-repellent, UV-protective, antibacterial and deodorizing, moisture-absorbing and quick-drying, and shape-retention treatments, as well as Hydro Ag+ Titanium processing. Finishes can be selected and combined according to the intended application, fabric characteristics, and desired performance. In-house equipment includes washing machines, steamers, heat-setting tenters, and fabric inspection machines, allowing the company to manage dye fixation, fabric finishing, and quality inspection internally.

In addition to textile printing and finishing, Rainbow World provides cutting, sewing, specialty stitching, embroidery, and pressing services. Sewing options include rolled hems, zigzag-style hems, and hand-rolled hems, depending on the product requirements. These capabilities allow the company to support customers from fabric processing through finished-product delivery, including the production of handkerchiefs, scarves, and other textile goods based on customer designs.

Rainbow World also pursues environmental and community initiatives. These include reusing off-spec fabric rolls and handkerchiefs, developing products that incorporate local resources from Akita Prefecture, and reducing energy consumption through heat exchangers and the recovery of steam condensate. The company was registered as an Akita SDGs Partner in December 2022 and participates in local cleanup activities while promoting awareness of manufacturing in the region.

With its combination of traditional textile printing expertise, digital inkjet technology, and comprehensive finishing capabilities, Rainbow World provides integrated support from sample development and bulk production through finished-product delivery. It is a domestic manufacturing partner for brands and businesses seeking custom printing and dyeing services for handkerchiefs, scarves, apparel fabrics, umbrella fabrics, and other textile products.