New noren curtains added

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We have added new type of noren curtains. These noren curtains come from a producer in Asakusa, Tokyo producing authentic noren curtains of many designs. Ishizuka-san, the chief producer, sticks to good dyeing noren curtains. He also runs his own noren curtain shop called Bengara in Asakusa, where we have many visitors from all over the world.

The noren curtains depicted below are wide width of 170cm (70 inches).  A wide noren curtain could be used as an interior decoration over a kitchen sink viewing to a living room.   

170cm width and 45cm  height, fishes design

170cm width and 45cm height, bamboo design

This one below is also wide width of 120cm (47.2 inches). The printed design is a Japanese hiragana letter meaning hot spa. This noren curtain is originally meant to be a doorway hanging in front of a public bathhouse, but it could be used for your purpose.


120cm width and 140cm height

The designs below are ordinary off-the-shelf 85cm (33.5 inches) width. Please take a look if they interest you.
When purchasing a noren curtain, please make sure if its size fits to your interior and your purpose. All sizes are described in each section of the items.

Welcome to our shop design

Fish design

Kanji letter "Mai" dancing

Squid design

All Kanji letters describing fishes 

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Large cotton furoshiki

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I would like to introduce newly added cotton furoshiki of large size. All of them listed here are over 100cm (40 inches) each side. Each design on furoshiki is unique, and they are hand-printed in Kyoto, Japan. Our prices are set to the same as these sold in Japan.
Large cotton furoshiki can be substitute of gift wrapping, shopping bags, plastic bags, and they are attractive tools for carrying goods. Cotton furoshiki are relatively tough and machine washable, thus reusable. Furoshiki is an Eco-friendly item of 3R (Reuse, Reduce and Recycle) lifestyle. We wish you will have a try using furoshiki in wetsern living.

41.3 inches X 41.3 inches rabbits design dishes

41.3 inches X 41.3 inches Large dish design

51.2 inches X 51.2 inches Fishes offshore a rocky beach

46.5 inches X 46.5 inches Japanese playing cards design



44.1 inches X 44.1 inches Flower design

44.1 inches X 44.1 inches Flower design

51.2 inches X 51.2 inches Temple's design

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New noren curtain added

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This newly added noren curtain is hand-painted by an artisan in Kyoto. This is dyed by Roketsu-zome (batik). The size is 150cm (59.0 inches) of height and 85cm (33.5 inches) of width.
The design of this noren curtain is two sparrows sitting on a bamboo branch. We hope you will like the design.

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