In Japan, colorful, hand-dyed cloths called tenugui enrich our daily lives. The word comes from te, which means “hand” in Japanese, and nugui, which means “to wipe,” but since their creation, they ...

Traditional Japanese hand towels known as tenugui can be put to all kinds of uses. The light, cotton towels have been popular since the Edo period (1603–1868) for wiping hands or foreheads, wrapping ...

As yukata (light cotton kimono) became common streetwear among Edoites, cotton tenugui hand towels likewise became a fashionable “must” accessory. From left: Edo Komon’s dense patterning of tiny dots, ...

Japan Foundation, KL’s 'Tenugui Design Contest' is looking for creative participants to capture the diverse elements of Malaysian and Japanese culture through tenugui textile designs. Photo: JFKL ...

Tenugui is a handkerchief-like cotton cloth that can be used for everything from wiping and wrapping to interior decoration in Japan. With the support of tenugui specialists Kamawanu, this exhibition ...

KYOTO -- Artistic "tenugui" traditional washcloths designed with themes such as seasonal scenery of this ancient Japanese capital, "maiko" apprentice geisha, Charlie Chaplin and today's J-pop star ...

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