Japanese parasol is made with bamboo bones and Japanese paper. The number of its bones are thirty to seventy to support the surface and it will be straight when it’s open. When a Japanese umbrella is closed, the surface folds inside and it looks like a bamboo pole. In recent years the Japanese parasols are fundamental in Kabuki, tea ceremony, Japanese dancing, traditional ceremonies and festivals in shrines and temples. They are also popularly used as interior accessories.