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1.Here is the order page for the seasonal product “Shimekazari”.

This online store is available
From Friday, November 1, 2024
To Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:00 noon ( JST).

Saturday, December 28th will be the last day for purchases at the physical store.

These are limited stock items and will be discontinued once they are sold out.
Also, regardless of availability, orders will not be accepted after Sunday, December 29th.

We look forward to receiving your orders as soon as possible during this period.

For overseas shipments, we will use Japan Post (EMS). Due to the high volume of shipments at this time of year,
we cannot guarantee that your order will be delivered before the end of the year.
Also, please note that we cannot offer refunds for late deliveries.

2. Regular items can be ordered together with the shimekazari.

However, some of the shimekazari are long, sometimes it is difficult to ship them together with other items.

To ensure the safe delivery of your order, please note that depending on the contents of your order,
your package may be delivered in multiple shipments and you may be charged for multiple shipments.

If there is a change in shipping costs, we will notify you of the change
in the order confirmation email (separate from the automatic email) sent from our store.

This is a type of Shimekazari in which the rope is twisted into a straight line of a certain thickness.
Among Shimekazari, the one that is made by braiding rice straw into a straight rope is called a “Shimenawa(Sacred rope)”.
In Japan, this decoration is often displayed at the entrance or on a household shrine.

There are four sizes available, 180cm(70.87”), 120cm(47.24″), 90cm(35.43″) and “60cm(23.62”)”,
depending on the size of the household shrine. (*The photo above shows the 120cm version. )

Shimekazari are decorations made from rice straw that are displayed inside and outside the house in preparation for welcoming the New Year’s deity, “Toshigami-sama”.

The Shimekazari introduced here is mainly made in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, and uses rice straw harvested in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref., and the Narita area of Chiba Pref.

Rice straw, also called “green harvest”, harvested before the rice has ripened.

Rice straw harvesting takes place in the peak of the summer heat, around August.

Since it is too hot to work during the day, they start early in the morning while it is still cool, and then dry the harvested rice straw well over time and store it in a cool, dark place.

The harvested rice straw was piled up in a warehouse with air conditioning and was waiting for its turn to be used.
Just looking at the material of rice straw, you can feel something like life, strength and momentum.

The one we will introduce here is a powerful and well-made rope Shimekazari.

Please check the video here for how to attach it.

In order to keep the Shimekazari in good condition,
please do not leave it in the cardboard box after it arrives, but open it and take it out immediately.

If you do not display it immediately after taking it out of the box,
please store it in a cool place that is not exposed to direct sunlight.

After use, you can either take it to the shrine’s collection point or dispose of it as burnable waste.
If you dispose of it as burnable waste, please make sure to follow the waste classification rules of your local government.

Generally, after the New Year, people take their Shimekazari to a shrine to have it burned,
but it seems that the ones displayed on the Kamidana are often left up all year round.
In some areas, I hear that the ones for the entranceway are also left up all year round.
Depending on the environment in which they are displayed, the greenish color of the rice straw will gradually change to a yellowish color.

As this Shimekazari is quite long, it may be delivered slightly rolled up to fit inside the cardboard box.
In order to prevent the Shimekazari from becoming too curled up and to keep it in good condition,
please open the box and take out the Shimekazari immediately after it arrives.
Also, please straighten out any curled up parts of the Shimekazari.

If you do not display it immediately after taking it out of the box,
please store it in a cool place that is not exposed to direct sunlight.

For the entrance or the household shrine.
Please choose the size you prefer.

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only after you have understood it.＊＊

Shimekazari does not accept returns or exchanges for any reason, except for defective products.

Defective products are those that are clearly damaged when they arrive.
We take great care to inspect products before shipping,
but if you receive a defective product, please contact us within 3 days of delivery.
*However, we will be unavailable from December 29, 2024 (Sun.)
through January 3, 2025 (Fri.) due to the holiday season.

We will replace defective products whenever possible,
but there may be cases where we are unable to provide a replacement due to the materials
or the circumstances of the maker.

Please note that we will not be able to accept returns or exchanges
if you contact us more than 4 days after delivery.