With the city of Tokyo experiencing scorching heat for six consecutive days, sales of parasols at general stores in the city have nearly tripled.

The hottest selling “evolved” parasols amid the heatwave

Caster Takahiro Inoue:

Among the various products available, “masu (3,080 yen)” is extremely light, weighing just 120g, which is lighter than a banana and about the same weight as a rice ball sold at a convenience store.

This “masu” is clearly different from previous umbrellas in that it is square when opened. It was released as a men’s parasol because it was intended for men to use. The square shape also has the advantage that it doesn’t hit you when passing someone on the street, so it doesn’t get in the way.

Caster:

The Wpc. x Hands Front Shade Parasol (3,980 yen) that I currently own looks normal at first glance, but when you open it and hold it, you’ll notice that the left and right sides are different lengths.
Therefore, when it is raining heavily, you can put the long part in front of you to keep the rain out. Also, if you are carrying a backpack, you can put the long part behind you to keep the rain out of the backpack.

Caster Takahiro Inoue:

It’s also well made.

Caster:

At first, I thought that sharing an umbrella was to keep the other person from getting wet, but that was not the case at all.

Caster Takahiro Inoue:

How you receive it is up to you.