Japan

16 07 2018

Tenugui

By |2025-04-27T13:13:21+02:0016th July 2018|0 Comments

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 [...]

13 07 2018

Wabi-sabi

By |2020-07-22T15:50:57+02:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

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 [...]

13 07 2018

Warōsoku

By |2025-03-29T18:16:59+01:0013th July 2018|0 Comments

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 [...]

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