Chikugo Wagasa (Japanese umbrella) is a traditional craft from the Chikugo area of ​​Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. The origin of Chikugo Wagasa is said to have started when the priest of the local Hiyoshi Shrine started as a side business in the early Edo period.

These beautiful and practical umbrellas are made using only Japanese natural materials such as bamboo, Japanese paper, lacquer, oil, glue, thread, and persimmon tannin, and it is crafted with more than 100 complicated processes. Matake, a type of bamboo, used for the bone and patterns, was available via the Chikugo River, and areas famous for Japanese paper and persimmon tannin were nearby, making it a major production area for Japanese umbrellas.