Standard Yodoe umbrella: bangasa (coarse oilpaper umbrella)

Also known as karakasa, the bangasa were once the most widely-produced and popular umbrellas used in daily life. In addition to this most common type, there were also other specialized types including the iro-bangasa that used colored washi paper, and the susokuro-bangasa that included a band of black washi paper running around the rim of the canopy.