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Culture of various wrappings, furoshiki

[Asunaro] February 22, 2018 12:00

February 23 is "Furoshiki Tsutsumi Day"

 

The name of Furoshiki is derived from the name of Furoshiki in the bathroom dressing room during the Edo period.
It was a cloth that was wrapped in a change of clothes, laid on the floor and repaired.
Therefore, it is literally called "furoshiki" as a cloth to be laid in a bath.
I was called.

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"Tools to wrap and carry luggage" is now modern and colorful.
The number of patterns has increased, and it is filled with wisdom and aesthetic sense that fits in any shape.
The appeal of this item is being reviewed as a universal item.

 

Even after serving as a furoshiki, process it into a rag.
Recyclable illusion is the value of things.
And it enriches your heart.

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It can be folded and bulky, also useful as a souvenir
I'll do it. Why don't you incorporate it into your life?

 

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