ねこの…2 Cat’s… 2

前[まえ]に、日本にはいろいろな「ねこグッズ」がある、と書[か]きました。さて、写真[しゃしん]のものは何でしょう? I wrote a bit about cats in Japan before and mentioned that there were quite a few 'cat goods' in Japan. So what is the thing in the photo, do you think?

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和傘 Japanese umbrella

この写真[しゃしん]は、オークランドにある居酒屋[いざかや] (= a pub for Japanese style casual dining)で撮[と]りました。和傘[わがさ]です。丈夫[じょうぶ]な(= strong)和紙[わし] (= traditional Japanese paper)で作[つく]られています。きれいですね。  I took this photo at a Japanese style pub in Auckland. These are traditional Japanese umbrellas, which are made of strong paper. Aren’t they beautiful?

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