＊＊＊ Please read Notes 1–2 before placing your order＊＊＊

1.This page is for Shimekazari orders.

Online Shop Sales Period
November 13 (Thu) – December 28 (Sun), 2025, 12:00 noon (JST)
＊Our physical store will also be open until Sunday, December 28.

This item is available only while supplies last.
Once sold out, sales will end.
Regardless of stock status, orders cannot be accepted after Monday, December 29.

We also ship internationally.
Please note that the year-end period is an exceptionally busy time for deliveries,
and your order may not arrive before the end of the year.
We kindly ask for your understanding that returns or refunds cannot be accepted due to delivery delays.

2. Regular items can also be ordered together with Shimekazari products.

However, depending on the type of Shimekazari,
some items may be too long to be shipped together with other baskets or trays.

To ensure safe delivery of your order,
please note that your purchase may need to be shipped in multiple packages,
and additional shipping fees may apply accordingly.

If any changes to the shipping fee are required,
we will inform you in the order confirmation email
(which is sent separately from the automatic order notification).

These are shimekazari known as “Naisage” and “Itajime.”

In the photo, the upper one is Naisage, and the lower one is Itajime.

Both are curtain-like shimenawa made from slender ropes,
from which rice straw hangs down like a fringe.

The word Naisage is said to come from the idea of “nau” (to twist) and “sageru” (to hang down).

They are often displayed at entrances, household altars, and shopfronts,
and sometimes custom-made to fit the width of storefronts or inns.

Here, each piece is sold in a length of approx. 180 cm (70.9 in / 5.9 ft).
(Photo above: approx. 180 cm / 70.9 in / 5.9 ft)

A Shimekazari is a traditional New Year’s ornament made of rice straw, displayed indoors or outdoors to welcome the Toshigami deity at the start of the year.

The Shimekazari introduced here is crafted mainly in Edogawa, Tokyo, using rice straw harvested in the surrounding regions, including Tsukuba in Ibaraki and Narita in Chiba Prefecture.

The rice straw used is harvested before the grains have fully ripened.

The harvest takes place around August, during the height of summer.

Since it becomes too hot to work during the day, the process begins early in the morning while it is still cool.

The cut rice straw is then carefully dried over time and stored in a cool, shaded place.

The harvested rice straw is stacked in a cooled storage room, waiting for its turn to be crafted.
Even just looking at the material itself, one can feel a sense of life, strength, and vitality.

The Shimekazari introduced here features beautifully uniform and powerful hand-twisted straw rope.

Please refer to the video below for how to fold the shide and attach it to the rope.

It is said that the shimenawa represents clouds,
the hanging straw symbolizes rain,
and the paper shide stands for lightning.

Because lightning often occurs during the season when rice ripens,
it has long been regarded as a sacred sign of divine blessing and harvest.

If you would like to order multiple lengths (for example, two sections / about 360 cm),
please add the item to your cart and enter your desired number of lengths.

For orders up to ten sections, the rope will be connected as one continuous piece
and folded for delivery.

You may cut it to the required length and secure the ends
with string or wire before displaying.

To keep your Shimekazari in good condition,
please open the package promptly upon arrival and do not leave it stored inside the cardboard box.

If you are not going to display it right away, store it indoors in a cool place away from direct sunlight.

After use, it may be taken to a Shinto shrine for disposal, or treated as burnable household waste.
If disposing as waste, please be sure to follow your local municipality’s guidelines.

Naisage and Itajime — shimekazari for entrances or household altars.
Please choose the one you prefer.

＊＊Please read the following notes carefully
　and place your order only after understanding and agreeing to the terms.＊＊

Returns or exchanges cannot be accepted for Shimekazari, except in the case of defective items.

A “defective item” refers to one that is clearly damaged at the time of delivery.
We take the utmost care in inspection before shipping, but if you receive a defective item,
please contact us within 3 days after delivery.

＊Please note that we will be closed for the New Year holidays
from Monday, December 29, 2025, to Sunday, January 4, 2026,
and will not be able to respond during that period.

We will replace defective items whenever possible,
but depending on the availability of materials and the maker’s schedule,
a replacement may not be possible.

Also, please understand that we cannot accept requests for returns or exchanges
if you contact us 4 days or more after delivery.