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This page introduces types of material, sizes, and designs of NAGARE. ^*Click on image to enlarge.
Plain Weave (96cm) The standard NAGARE feels good against your skin, like the fabric of a fine blouse. ^*It can hold up to approximately 10 liters (a bucket full) of water. materials: 100% Polyester size: about 96 x 96 cm weight: about 140g MADE IN JAPAN


title	IMPRESSION	title	AYAKO	title	AYAKO [green]
design	Maki Kouno	design	Jun Ito	design	Jun Ito
Purple flowers resting on ink black-colored patterns. This multi-purposeful design with a soothing shade complements Japanese or Western-style attire.		A geometric pattern constructed with diagonal lines (Aya) and arcs (Ko). The remarkably beautiful latticework changes its form with every wrap and the beauty of the interwoven arcs will stand out.		A geometric pattern constructed with diagonal lines (Aya) and arcs (Ko). Turquoise and light green lines on dark brown ground - this color combination suits not only women but also young men.


title	PEONIES AND MUMS	title	MARINE STRIPES	title	COLOR BLOCKS
design	Maki Kouno	design	Jun Ito	design	Miki Takahashi
Peonies and chrysanthemums are spread large across the fabric. The Chinese-style blue is a fresh hue.		The stripes are designed to look nice when wrapped in shape of a bag. It is a variation of the standard structure of furoshiki, so go ahead and wrap up a square box, you'll love how it looks. When you look closely, some borders will seem incomplete. As if sea gulls were flying away...		Brightly-colored blocks are spread over this pattern. Colorful, but with a shade that is slightly reserved. It is reserved so its good for various occasions.


title	SOMETSUKE	title	LEATHER CAMO	title	GOLDFISH
design	Maki Kouno	design	ASAKURA SENPU Co., LTD.	design	Miki Takahashi
This pattern adopts the images of white x marine blue (lapis lazuri) of Imari that is one of the top brand in the world of porcelain for long time, and also accepts the penmanship of porcelain colorations. At the same time we pay our homage to the Japanese pottery cultures and the artisans' techniques from the Jomon period of several thousand year ago.		Camouflage design with a leather motif. Although it has a black base, it somehow manages to provide a sense of warmth.		Goldfish swimming in the water call forth a cool breeze. This familiar fish has been loved by the Japanese since the Edo-period (from 17th century to mid-19th century).


title	GLENURQUHART CHECK	title	COLORFUL	title	BANDANNA pattern
design	ASAKURA SENPU Co., LTD.	design	Motohiro Ohsawa	design	Maki Kouno
A trad glenurquhart check originally from Scotland. Orange and blue add a little splash of color to this gray base.		It is the mysterious pattern which seems like many squares stand out in polka dots. Even though it uses Japanese classic colors, the image of this pattern is very modern and gives you a pop feeling.		Bandanna is useful for general purpose like furoshiki. Using Japanese motives such as flowers and birds, cotton prints and braids makes this furoshiki matches both western clothes and Japanese kimono.


title	Trees	title	Field	title	minamo
design	Mai Ehara	design	Mai Ehara	design	Hutanashi Hyouhon
This pattern contains very gentle green and blue which makes you feel comforted. Small houses nestling in the woods are very impressive.		Grasses, flowers, bushy trees, birds and calm slow time... It's the flanked product with "Trees".		It is the unique design which displays stick glasses and expresses the surface of water. It is added a playful touch with translucent beautiful colors with dots and water droplet.


title	THUNDER (LIGHTNING)	title	SPRING	title	SUMMER
design	Motohiro Ohsawa	design	Maki Kouno	design	Maki Kouno
This pattern surly matches when you do your favorite sport. Thunder/lightning is a symbol of strength and good luck in Japan. This furoshiki will help you when you have sudden rain during enjoying outdoor activities or watching a sport game.		This pattern expresses Japanese spring vegetables by twelve Japanese traditional colors. The color scheme is pastel touch of sprouts and cherry blossoms or so.		This pattern expresses Japanese vivid summer scene by twelve ancient Japanese colors. It images blue sky, sea breeze, growing leaves, or so.


title	AUTUMN	title	WINTER	title	IKI
design	Maki Kouno	design	Maki Kouno	design	Maki Kouno
This pattern expresses Japanese rich autumn naturals by twelve Japanese traditional colors. It images Japanese rich harvests.		This pattern expresses Japanese winter scene by twelve Japanese ancient cool colors. It images Japanese severe winters.		Hanafuda is Japanese playing card and it has been played for long time. Japanese traditional colors which are red, green, mustard and black give you an image of stylish Japanese culture like a Kabuki's thick curtain.


title	SNOW	title	MOON	title	FLOWER
design	Maki Kouno	design	Maki Kouno	design	Maki Kouno
This means snow fall dancing in the wind. Each piece of snow has a softness of the tore off Japan paper.		Big moonlight and shade of tree leaves. Pale pink color shows the appearance of Moon.		This compose several flowers and blossoms of apricot, lily and peony like ancient western wall paper's design of compromise of Japanese and foreign.


title	NOSHI (Abalone)	title	SOBA	title	FISH
design	ASAKURA SENPU Co., LTD.	design	Minori Fujita	design	Maki Kouno
This design represents the traditional “abalone dried in thin strings.” Great for New Year's otsutsumi or weddings.		Japanese soba is very famous these days. It is simple, but has a deep taste so soba is one of the Japanese’s favorite food. This pattern shows traditional cold soba noodles with dipping souse, chopped leaks and wasabi (Japanese horseradish) as a spice.		It seemingly a bold geometric design but when you unfold it, you’ll see that it’s fish deign. The contrast of piece-dye cloth and soft wine red color is very attractive.


title	TSUBAKI (Japanese camellia)	title	SYNCOPATION	title	ICHIMATSU
design	Maki Kouno	design	Mai Ehara	design	Maki Kouno
Japanese camellia is a spring bloomer. This flower is a Japanese icon flower in concurrence with cherry blossom (Sakura). This modern-looking color gives you a pop feeling.		The mixture of dots and lines express the good rhythm. The gradations gives a color change, too. You can enjoy the different pattern of the center dots every time you use this furoshiki for wrappig.		It's a traditional Japanese checkerboard pattern. Big patterns and small patterns are divided in quarters. When you wrap a present with this furoshiki, you can put the small checkerboard pattern in front or the big one in front as you like.


title	SHOOTING STARS	title	COLORFUL FOREST	title	KAKA
design	Eriko Hayakawa	design	Tsuyoshi Nemoto	design	Maki Kouno
This has an audacious design of many shooting stars which are twinkle down on the cities. The grdation of the night sky and the colorful cities make beautiful color combinations.This design will be liked by men and women of all ages.		Only ink-jet textle printing can derive this good balance of colors. Mysterious creatures live in the forest and they inspire our imagination.It is very beautiful and unique pattern for furoshiki.		Poppy patterns with various kind of Japanese flowers. Big and small flowers are overlapping each other which makes this pattern very splendid like a color palette.

Plain Weave (70cm) Traditionally called futano or futahaba (double-width cloth), this size is very versatile for wrapping various items. materials: 100% Polyester size: about 70 x 70 cm weight: about 65g MADE IN JAPAN


title	FLAG CHECK	title	MANJUSHAGE	title	An ordinary day with a flower
design	Jun Ito	design	Maki Kouno	design	Tatsuhiko Karasawa
The check design woven with flags of 204 countries and regions. This is a new interpretation of the flags of nations.		Manjushage is an alias of spider lily, which blooms during equinox. Commonly displayed in red, but you can find the white blossom variety. The elegant floral pattern brings alive the elegant white color.		A dog strikes poses to a flower, which is his ordinary day. A turquoise blue flower and the humorous brown dog complement each other in their colors.


title	FUROSHIKI KARUTA	title	NEO HEMP LEAF	title	NATSU TSUBAKI
design	Studio Uni	design	Maki Kouno	designer	Eiko Isokawa
46 different picture cards and reading cards (the first letter of each word starts from different Japanese letter) which humorously explain the usage direction of this water repellent furoshiki. You will be surprised to know there are so many different way of usages it has!		Asanoha (hemp leaf) pattern was popular in short-sleeved Kimono during the Edo-era (from 17th century to mid-19th century). Plum and cherry blossoms, narcissus and Japanese iris were drawn into a circle, and it became a very stylish modern Japanese design.		The tone down color of spiral shaped center is very impressive. Background line makes feeling of stir to these flowers (Summer Camellia).


title	WINE STRIPES
design	Hajime Kuwabara
It was designed to be separated color in left and right half under wrapping two wine bottles, and to be a tapestry in open with colorful band and stripes.

Plain Weave (105cm) Traditionally called sanhaba (triple-width cloth), large enough even in bag style. materials: 100% Polyester size: about 105 x 105 cm weight: about 150g MADE IN JAPAN


title	SHOWA ELEGY
design	Maki Kouno
The motif is IZAYOI-BARA (roses of a moon 16 days old), which blooms not at perfectly round but on the wane. This Japanese-Retro pattern suits Japanese clothes and European clothes.

Chirimen (96cm) The crinkled chirimen NAGARE is the perfect accessory for kimono and other traditional Japanese garments. ^*Crinkled crêpe fabric uses twisted thread, which creates bigger gaps in the weave pattern and, unlike the plain weave fabric, cannot hold water. (It can repel water) materials: 100% Polyester size: about 96 x 96 cm weight: about 165g MADE IN JAPAN


title	USUZUMIZAKURA	title	KABUKI WILLOW	title	SMALL DISHES
design	Yuko Yamashita	design	Yuko Yamashita	design	Minori Fujita
The usuzumizakura, a mountain cherry blossom, blooms and quietly falls under the moonlight deep in the mountains. The change from indigo to light grey shows the gradation of a night sky.		An edo-style wind chimes vendor pulls his stand. The overwhelming coolness of the willow branches lulls you into an afternoon nap. Playing with the wind, branches of a willow, waves in the river, and wind chimes.		Small dishes are used everyday in Japan when you have Japanese foods. They are very traditional and make the table floridly. This furoshiki goes well with kimono because it is made by crepe material.


title	ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN
design	ASAKURA SENPU Co., LTD.
Japanese clover, morning glories, and hemp - all reminds us of the arrival of autumn. Its refreshing design will go great with Japanese garments.

Amundsen (128cm) The rough-surfaced amundsen NAGARE is especially strong, and it's available in an extra large size. ^*Amundsen uses twisted thread, which creates a larger weave pattern, but it can hold about four liters of water. It is not recommended for transporting water because any more water will result in a leak. materials: 100% Polyester size: about 128 x 128 cm or 70 x 70 cm weight: about 200g MADE IN JAPAN


title	ARABESQUE	title	FLIGHT PATTERN
design	ASAKURA SENPU Co., LTD.	design	ASAKURA SENPU Co., LTD.
When thinking of furoshiki, arabesque comes to mind. Instead of the standard green, we gave it a twist with indigo-like blue.		Retro purple arrow feathers reminiscent of Taisho (early 20th century) Romanticism. The arrow feather design has been loved over the years as a good luck charm to repel misfortune at religious ceremonies and seasonal festivals.



title	PERSIA	title	HARLEQUIN	title	ASAGI (Pale blue-green)
design	Hajime Kuwabara	design	Jun Ito	design	Naomi Shirai
The vivid color combination produces a total harmony. This design[pattern] is a typical color expression of the Ink Jet Printing technology.		A harlequin pattern of colourful nine diamonds.		This furoshiki's motif is Parantica sita. This butterfly has elegant wing and flies long distance. Parantica sita's scales has an effect of water repellent so it is the best motif for NAGARE.


title	AFFECTIONATE FEATHERS	title	SAFARI	title	PIXEL
designer	Natsumi Saito	designer	Haruo Kanenaga	designer	Masahiro Osawa
The idea of this design comes from feathers of parent birds affectionately protecting their eggs. Use this to wrap up what you value. Bird's feathers has a feature of protecting important things from rain, just like NAGARE does.		Wild animals running in herds through the grass field. You can feel the burst of energy in the natural world.		The pattern is expressively drawn by pixels, the smallest single component of a digital image. Diverse dots ranges are artfully organized, creating beautiful color gradients.


title	THE CATS OF WEALTH
designer	Chiemi Itoi


Crêpe (96cm) The crêpe type of waffle texture NAGARE weighs only 100 grams (about 3.5oz) so it's convenient to use. ^*Crinkled crêpe fabric uses twisted thread, which creates a larger weave pattern, but it can hold about four liters of water. It is not recommended for transporting water because any more water will result in a leak. materials: 100% Polyester size: about 96 x 96 cm weight: about 100g MADE IN JAPAN


title	DENIM
design	Jun Ito
Blue wash denim pattern with orange stitching.


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Product list

Plain Weave (96cm)

The standard NAGARE feels good against your skin, like the fabric of a fine blouse.

Plain Weave (70cm)

Traditionally called futano or futahaba (double-width cloth), this size is very versatile for wrapping various items.

Plain Weave (105cm)

Traditionally called sanhaba (triple-width cloth), large enough even in bag style.

Chirimen (96cm)

The crinkled chirimen NAGARE is the perfect accessory for kimono and other traditional Japanese garments.

Amundsen (128cm)

The rough-surfaced amundsen NAGARE is especially strong, and it's available in an extra large size.

Crêpe (96cm)

The crêpe type of waffle texture NAGARE weighs only 100 grams (about 3.5oz) so it's convenient to use.