Made by Makita Shoten · Minamitsuru, Yamanashi
Japanese Folding Umbrella for Sun & Rain – kirie Dots and Stripes | MAKITA SHOTEN
Meet the maker
Minamitsuru, Yamanashi
A textile house founded in 1866 in Yamanashi's Gunnai weaving region. It may be the only company in Japan that dyes the...
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Dots and stripes, woven into the cloth
Is an umbrella just something to keep off the rain and sun? Makita Shoten’s kirie umbrellas do more: they flatter your face. Light passing through the woven fabric works like blush or highlighter, giving your complexion a soft glow and a sense of clarity. They are dual-use umbrellas for sun and rain.
Patterns calculated by a weaver
Makita Shoten, which makes kirie, is a textile house founded in 1866, and one of the very few makers that weaves its own umbrella fabric. Its weaving know-how goes into every canopy, calculated so that the pattern looks beautiful when the umbrella is opened. Photos can hardly do justice to the quality of the woven cloth; you will feel it the moment you hold it. Dots and stripes cover the whole canopy, never too loud: simple, yet stylish and charming.
Protection from UV and rain
On hot days the umbrella protects your skin from UV rays and your body from the sun’s heat; simply making your own shade lowers how hot you feel. With UV protection of 90% or more plus waterproof, water-repellent fabric, it is useful all year round. Compact when folded, it slips neatly into a bag, and comes with a cover in the same pattern as the umbrella.
A beautiful umbrella you can repair and keep for years, and a lovely gift for Mother’s Day or for anyone you want to thank.
About Makita Shoten
Makita Shoten is a textile house founded in 1866 in the Gunnai weaving region of Yamanashi. It may be the only company in Japan that weaves its own umbrella fabric and assembles the umbrellas in-house, from the cloth to the finished umbrella. Because their craftspeople know every part of an umbrella, Makita Shoten can repair everything: parts, fabric and water-repellent finish. Instead of throwing an umbrella away when it breaks, you can keep repairing it and enjoy it for life.
Specifications
- Type: folding umbrella for sun and rain
- Size: rib length 55 cm, diameter 93 cm, length 66 cm open, 32 cm folded (21.7 in ribs, 36.6 in diameter, 12.6 in folded)
- Weight: approx. 290 g (10.2 oz)
- Materials: fabric 100% polyester; frame fiberglass/aluminum; handle kanchiku bamboo
- 8 ribs, manual opening; comes with a matching cover
- UV protection: blocks 90% or more
- Made in Yamanashi, Japan
Care
- Always dry the umbrella open in the shade before storing; storing it wet may reduce water repellency.
- It may be damaged in strong winds.
Colors: Ash Blue, Antique Bordeaux, Forest Green.
The maker behind this piece
Makita Shoten
Minamitsuru, Yamanashi
A textile house founded in 1866 in Yamanashi's Gunnai weaving region. It may be the only company in Japan that dyes the yarn, weaves the jacquard fabric and assembles the umbrella all in one place, creating umbrellas with woven patterns that glow in the light, and repairing them for life.
