By Bob Roos|2025-04-27T13:13:21+02:0016th July 2018|
Tenugui (手拭い) , litterally "hand (te 手(て)) wipe (nuguう 拭う (ぬぐ))" A tenugui is a thin Japanese hand towel made from cotton. Typically, tenugui are about 35 by 90 centimeters [...]
By Bob Roos|2020-07-22T15:50:57+02:0013th July 2018|
Japanese: 侘寂 A Japanese philosophy that extends into all parts of life based in Zen and built on three principles: nothing lasts, nothing ends, and nothing is perfect. "Wabi" means a [...]
By Bob Roos|2025-03-29T18:16:59+01:0013th July 2018|
Japanese(Hiragana): わろうそく Japanese Traditional Candles Candles where brough into Japan during the Muromachi period (1336-1573) Warosoku, providing warm candlelight, comprise one of the three elements of simple Buddhist [...]
By Bob Roos|2020-07-22T15:45:09+02:0020th July 2020|
RopeMarks glossary: Zabuton is a Japanese cushion for sitting.