Sudare is bamboo blinde for summer.
The history of Sudare is really old. It used to use as separation of indoor space but as it has good ventilation, it became summer tool to make shade.
Especially, Kyoto houses are close and street are narrow, something can be blinde with ventilation was valued. Kyo Sudare (Kyoto style Sudare) are decorated beautifully which uses for festivals, temples, shrines and other. Recently, Kyo Sudare has demand for art crafts.