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Parasols that men should bring

Parasols can now be said to be a must-have item for anyone going out during the daytime. Many people may have an image of what women have, but that is a story of the past. According to statistics, there are more males with heat stroke and about twice as many as females. Introducing a Japanese-made parasol for both rain and rain, which is safe for even the hot summer in Japan and is easy for men to hold.

Function and beauty

KOMIYA men's folding umbrella chambray shade that has a black laminate on cotton fabric. It is generally said that 85 to 95% of parasols can be cut without UV protection, but the rain umbrella folding chambray coating has a special light-shielding and UV-cutting ratio. It is a first-class shading umbrella of 99.99% or more. By making the inside a dark color, it absorbs the glare of the ground, which has the effect of preventing ultraviolet rays from above and below.

The surface is chambray fabric woven using colored threads for warp threads and white threads for weft threads. The natural, faintly visible white background is a unique expression of dyed fabric. As a folding umbrella, it can be folded compactly, but when it is opened, it is a size that men can carry around while avoiding rain. The refreshing chambray color and the black inside tightens the whole, so it can be used in business situations. The ribs are lightweight, rust-resistant, and supple fiberglass, which is flexible and will withstand the wind.

The 55 cm parasol can be used by both men and women. It is also recommended as a birthday present, Mother's Day or Father's Day gift.

A straight line of umbrellas, serious manufacturing

KOMIYA is a brand developed by Komiya Shoten that started in Tokyo in 1930 as a manufacturer of western umbrellas and shawls. Since its founding until today, we continue to make domestic umbrellas, which have become very few in Japan. Speaking of umbrellas used by the common people of Japan at that time, "banban umbrellas" made of bamboo skeleton coated with Japanese paper and oiled were common, while "western umbrellas" made of iron bones covered with silk or cotton fabric It was a luxury ornament that could only have a limited number of layers. Meanwhile, Komiya Shoten began to make a western umbrella using the Koshu weave of Yamanashi, where he was born. Koshu-ori is a cloth produced in the "Koshu production area", which is good at fine counts, such as umbrella and tie cloth, and is a textile with a history and tradition that was also called "Kaiki" in the old days.

Some time later, Japan entered the era of war. Even at Komiya Shoten, I suffered many difficulties, such as the store and home burned by an air raid, and things could not be made as I expected due to material control, but after the war, I rebuilt the store in Higashi Nihonbashi in the burned field and started from scratch. Departure for the reconstruction. In the 1940s and 1940s, Japan was the world leader in umbrella production, consumption, and exports. In the neighborhood of Higashi Nihonbashi where Komiya Shoten is located, more than 70 umbrella shops lined up, and there were many umbrella craftsmen there, and the industry was full of energy. Following the oil shock and the collapse of the bubble, many companies in the umbrella industry decided to shift their manufacturing focus to Asian countries such as China where labor costs are low. Many Japanese umbrella craftsmen who are no longer playing an active role have been forced to go out of business, and umbrella stores, which were all that many, went bankrupt one after another due to price destruction. Nowadays, there are only a few umbrella shops in Japan that make umbrellas made in Japan. Komiya Shoten has been able to continue as an umbrella store even though it has been rubbing in the rough sea.

Regardless of the time, we will continue to maintain the tradition of "making high quality products within our own eyes (within our eyes)" and maintain quality, and sincerely and sincerely respond to customer requests. And gained trust. We are not always satisfied with the current situation, and we have interwoven new and innovative technologies such as durability against heavy rain and measures against increasing ultraviolet rays. KOMIYA's umbrella has been protected in such a historical background. Umbrellas made in Japan are certainly expensive, but you can feel the polite handwork of traditional Japanese craftsmen using traditional fabrics and techniques. Would you like to walk in the rainy city with such a Komiya umbrella?