Keep it long, treasure it long.

Enjoy a rainy day

The long umbrella check YELLOW, which boasts a beautiful and round shape when unfolded, is a wakao umbrella that you can feel the comfort of holding it, which is unique to handmade products. The polyester yarn-dyed fabric is printed with a traditional vivid tartan plaid with a British taste, which is sure to catch the eye. When you open the umbrella, it becomes a cute dome shape with a round shape, and of course it also prevents rain well, so it seems to increase motivation on rainy days.

Japanese umbrella to be inherited

"Kasa Kobo WAKAO" was founded in 1938 by Mr. Sadamasa Wakao, an umbrella craftsman.
At that time, Tokyo was the main production area for umbrellas. Dozens of processes, from cutting the fabric to intermediate sewing, skeleton, handing, and finishing, are carefully crafted by each skilled craftsman.

And each material in each process is selected with great care.
The handle used for the long umbrella check YELLOW is made of bamboo material. Currently, only one company can make knotted bamboo in Japan. The handle, which bends slowly over time, has a familiar feel, beauty, and luxury. Durable material is used for the bone part, which is the key to the form, and it is very lightweight.

Umbrella that sticks to a beautiful impression

The fabric that can be said to be the face of an umbrella is made in Japan, which is beautiful and memorable at first glance. The wakao umbrella emphasizes the delicate expressiveness of made-in-Japan textiles such as yukata fabrics and Kyo-yuzen.
In order to make an umbrella that you can cherish for the rest of your life, not as an umbrella as a tool, it is important that it is light, durable, has a beautiful form that can be opened or closed, and that the whole is in good balance.

Today, it is said that more than 90% of the umbrellas distributed in Japan are manufactured overseas. The number of craftsmen who manufacture umbrellas in Japan has decreased considerably, and they are young and mainly in their 50s. It seems that the number of successors is very small. Even so, the delicate craftsmanship unique to Japan and the making of umbrellas, which are sometimes important to repair due to stormy weather, are treasures that we want to be handed down continuously.