Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is a technique called dobari. It's the most difficult step out of hundreds in making wagasa, or traditional Japanese umbrellas. If the paper is ...

Japanese traditional wagasa umbrellas are being made in the city of Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture. The umbrellas made of bamboo, washi paper and other material are being dried outside on sunny days.

TOBA, Mie -- The owner of an umbrella shop in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, is attempting to bring back the manufacturing of "wagasa" Japanese-style umbrellas that had been produced in the city's ...

TOKYO — Illuminated paper umbrellas went on display in the Otemachi district of Tokyo on Wednesday, including one representing The Japan News. More than 30 beautiful umbrellas will light up the ...

Janome umbrellas get their name from their pattern of a bold white circle against a strikingly colored background—such as red, blue, or purple—which is said to resemble a snake’s eye (janome). These ...

Start with a square paper in the chosen colour. Fold it diagonally, joining opposite corners to create a triangle. Unfold and ...