＊＊＊Please read the following notes (1–6) before placing your order＊＊＊

1. Reservation Period

From Monday, October 6, 2025, 12:00 noon (Japan Standard Time)
until Monday, October 27, 2025, 12:00 noon (JST).

2. This page is for pre-orders

Please select the Shimekazari items you wish to pre-order and click the “Add to Cart” button to proceed to checkout.

During the above pre-order period,
all Shimekazari items will be offered at 10% off the listed price as a special benefit.
(Wholesale orders are excluded.)

When you add Shimekazari items to your shopping cart and proceed to checkout,
the 10% discount will be automatically applied and displayed on the payment page.

3. Payment is required at the time of pre-orders

Payment must be completed when placing your order (not at the time of delivery).
Various payment methods are available,
except for Cash on Delivery (payment to the courier upon delivery in Japan).

4. Cancellations cannot be accepted after payment

Please kindly understand that cancellations after payment cannot be accommodated.

5. Pre-Order and Regular Items Can Be Ordered Together

If you place and complete payment for both Shimekazari pre-order items and regular items in the same order,
the regular items will be shipped within 3–7 business days,
and the Shimekazari will be delivered from mid-November onward.

Because the shipping schedules differ, two separate shipping fees would normally apply.

However, as a special offer for placing both types of items in a single order,
we are pleased to offer free shipping for the regular items.

Please take advantage of this offer.
※ Shipping fee will be charged only once—for the Shimekazari pre-order items.
※ This offer is available within Japan only.
For international orders, two shipping fees will be charged.
※ Wholesale orders are excluded and will incur two separate shipping fees.

6. Shipping Schedule

The items listed here will be shipped in order from mid-November.
Within Japan, only delivery time slots can be specified. Specific delivery dates cannot be specified.

This Shimekazari takes the form of a gourd—an ancient symbol of protection and good fortune in Japan.

Its elegant, curved shape has long been thought to hold spiritual power, warding off misfortune and inviting prosperity.

Because a single gourd carries many seeds, it also represents fertility, family harmony, and the vitality of long life.

A small yet charming Shimekazari filled with good omens—
believed to gather fortune and ward off misfortune.

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 made locally in southern Nagano, using rice straw harvested in the area.。

The makers are involved in every step, from cultivating and harvesting the rice straw to crafting each Shimekazari by hand.。

The rice straw is harvested early, before the grains ripen, during the hot summer months of July and August.

This Shimekazari is made with the same high-quality rice straw used for constructing sumo wrestling rings.
The fresh green straw is carefully twisted and braided by hand.

Display it at the entrance of your home.

Its palm-sized form makes it perfect not for grandeur, but for a gentle, refined touch—
ideal even for apartment doorways or compact spaces.

It’s also a lovely choice for those welcoming a Shimekazari into their home for the first time.

Indoors, you can display it wherever you like —
in the kitchen, washroom, living room, or bedroom.

Its compact size makes it easy to place anywhere,
blending naturally into both Japanese and Western interiors alike.

You can also lean it against a small stand for display.

Placed on a desk corner or by a window, its round, gentle form brings a quiet sense of comfort whenever it catches your eye.

It’s also lovely to keep on display throughout the year, long after the New Year season has passed.

You may enjoy displaying several in different places, or hanging a few together as a set.

Many gourds bring many blessings—each one carrying its own wish,
overlapping gently so that good fortune may flow even more abundantly.

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.

Small though it may be, this gourd is said to firmly ward off misfortune and invite good fortune.

May it gather within it the many small joys and happy moments that fill your everyday life.

＊＊Please read the following carefully and place your reservation only after understanding and agreeing＊＊

Shimekazari reserved through this page will be shipped in order from mid-November.

Please note that, except in the case of defective items,
Shimekazari cannot be returned or exchanged for any reason.

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 should you receive a defective item, please contact us within 3 days of delivery.

We will replace defective items whenever possible,
but depending on materials and the makers’ circumstances, a replacement may not be available.

Also, please understand that we cannot accept requests for return or exchange
if contacted 4 days or more after delivery.