Have you heard of a 'Japanese style hand towel'? It's called ‘Tenugui' which means ‘hand wipe'. It's a simple and thin cotton sheet about a size of 90cm x 35cm. Unlike western towel which is made from terry cloth, Tenugui is just rough, plain-woven fabric. Both ends are intentionally left un-hemmed to allow it to dry faster for hygienic reasons. In most of the households today, Tenugui is seemingly almost replaced with modern towels in regards to the use of bathing and considered obsolete. However, there's no alternative of Tenugui in some traditional areas. For instance, ‘Kendo' practitioners need Tenugui ...