A laundry drying implement is provided which includes a casing; a hollow bearing portion protruding in the casing; a drum supported on the bearing portion, and rotatable about the bearing portion; a laundry rope that is wound around the drum, and can be unreeled from and reeled onto the drum as the drum rotates; and a rotary damper that is received in the bearing portion, and applies to the drum rotational resistance in the rope-reeling direction.