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Modern japanese sliding doors.
Modern sliding japanese doors are rarely made of washi paper due to the fact that the traditional materials do not provide complete sound insulation.
We believe due to the excellent quality wood the thick robust design the appealing variety of wood stains and art print shades and comparatively low prices of these sliding interior doors.
Shoji is a style of japanese sliding door.
In modern japan it is fairly common to have garasu do all glass sliding doors on the outside of the engawa veranda under the eaves and translucent shoji on the inside especially in cold climates.
A layer of paper shoji behind a layer of glass helps to insulate the house.
Nowadays manufacturers offer various models featuring wood and glass which are more suitable and offer better insulating properties and lower maintenance.
Traditional shoji are handmade by craftsmen called tategu ya.
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Interior walls of houses constructed with shoji doors can be removed from their tracks to expand the rooms for parties.