Products and Repair

Outdoor blinds are hung from eaves to provide privacy or shade. We craft our outdoor blinds with materials such as polished reed, cattail, clover substitute, and Tianjin reed.

Indoor blinds were first created in Kyoto in the mid-Meiji period. Different from misu, which are primarily used in temples and shrines, indoor blinds are made with rounded strips of natural bamboo. Indoor blinds can be hung in front of windows to provide shade and privacy indoors. They are also used as room dividers in place of sliding screens during the summer months. In addition to offering excellent ventilation, these blinds are popular in interior design for infusing the room with a sense of coolness.

Tearoom Blinds are used in Japanese tearooms to adjust the amount of natural light in the room and create atmosphere. They also provide a sense of coolness. Tearoom blinds hung outdoors are made with reeds still encased in their outer sheaths, whereas blinds hung indoors are made with unsheathed and polished reeds. Depending on customer specifications, we sometimes add a hemp textile edge to these blinds.

Misu blinds are made with bamboo strips dyed yellow. The edges of these blinds are covered in a colorful textile made of hemp or silk. These blinds are primarily used in temples, shrines, religious festival floats, and Buddhist altars in the home.