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2. Oil-paper umbrella - Wikipedia

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   Oil-paper umbrellas are often known in Japanese as wagasa (Japanese: 和傘, "Japanese umbrella"), and these with a bull's-eye design are called janomegasa (Japanese: 蛇の目傘, "snake-eye umbrella"). The handle and scaffold are often colored black, however, sometimes other colors are applied as well.

3. Gifu umbrellas - Wikipedia

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   Gifu Umbrellas are made using Mino washi, a strong local paper. A number of natural materials are used in the production process and there are a limited number of people who have the skills to make the umbrellas. Among traditional crafts in Japan, Gifu Umbrellas are particularly difficult to make with over 100 steps involved from start to finish.

4. Kasa-obake - Wikipedia

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   Kasa-obake (Japanese: 傘おばけ) [2] [3] are a mythical ghost or yōkai in Japanese folklore. They are sometimes, but not always, considered a tsukumogami that old umbrellas turn into. They are also called "karakasa-obake" (から傘おばけ), [2] [4] "kasa-bake" (傘化け), [5] and "karakasa kozō" (唐傘小僧).

5. List of items traditionally worn in Japan - Wikipedia

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   A traditional Japanese oil-paper umbrella or parasol, these umbrellas as typically crafted from one length of bamboo split finely into spokes. See also Gifu umbrellas. Kimono Traditional square-cut wrap-around garment. Kimono slip (着物スリップ, kimono surippu) A one-piece undergarment combining the hadajuban and the susoyoke. [2]: 76 [4]

6. Kasa (hat) - Wikipedia

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   Varieties of kasa were used throughout most all levels of Japanese society. Some types of kasa include: Ajirogasa (網代笠): a wickerwork kasa made of shaven bamboo or wood. Amigasa (編み笠): a wickerwork kasa. An amigasa is a straw hat of the type traditionally worn in some Japanese folk dances. Fukaamigasa (深編み笠): a deep ...

7. Umbrella - Wikipedia

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   Umbrella canopies may be made of fabric or flexible plastic. There are also combinations of parasol and umbrella that are called en-tout-cas (French for "in any case"). [1] Generally speaking, parasols and umbrellas are small, handheld, personal use items. Golf umbrellas are the biggest hand-portable umbrellas available.