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NIHON ICHIBAN Exclusive: Rienzome Tenugui Cloth Japanese Martial Arts

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NEW!! Exclusively at NIHON ICHIBAN: The Martial Arts of Japan Tenugui

Japan has a rich history of Martial Arts and unique traditional sports. With the Olympics coming up in 2020 it is time for these athletes to shine and for the world to admire their beautiful sports.

NIHON ICHIBAN recognizes and admires the traditional Japanese martial arts and collaborated with the traditional Tenugui craftsmen from RIENZOME (1872) to design a hand painted tenugui celebrating the different kinds of (combat) sports:

- From the uniquely Japanese Sumo, where giant athletes battle for their place in the ring,

- Kyudo Archery, with impressive outfits, tools and magical steps,

- The widely known self-defense sport "Aikido", where participants throw their opponents around without using any force,

- To the mighty Judo, with its spectacular throws,

- Ninjutsu, which turns you into a modern-day ninja!,

- Both Kendo and Kenjutsu, traditional combat sports using a wooden weapon for an interesting duel,

- And finally, the beloved "Karate" with dedicated participants all over the world.

"Tenugui" is often translated as "Japanese towel", but this translation fails to cover their versatility and cultural significance. Tenugui are not only used as hand towels and handkerchiefs, but also function as fashion items (e.g. scarf or hair scarf), gift wrapping, souvenirs, sweat bands and padding (e.g. in kendo), and of course as decorative items due to their often beautiful, funny or nostalgic patterns. Place them in one of our tapestry frame and enjoy them in your home or office!

This Martial arts tenugui especially makes for a great gift for any martial arts enthusiast, and is a great accessory during your training - either as sweatband or to wrap your training ware.

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Material: 100% cotton

Dimensions: W37 x H90cm

Dyeing method: Chusen dyeing

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Product Number	3005073 as configured:
Time Until Shipping	2 days as configured:
Brand	RIENZOME as configured:
Dimensions	37 x 90 cm (14.6" x 35.4") as configured:
Made In	Japan as configured:
Prefecture	Tokyo as configured:

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Tenugui are thin Japanese cotton hand towels. They are very versatile and are therefore make very popular gifts and souvenirs.Traditionally, tenugui were used as napkins and towels. Men also used them as extra padding for head wear and tied them around their head to keep sweat out of their eyes during summer. The Chinese characters for ‘tenugui’ translate into ‘hand’ and ‘wipe’ and definitely fail to capture the rich history, versatility and craftsmanship behind these cloths.
Handmade, hand painted and with a lot of cultural history, it is a unique and beautiful Japanese craft and makes a versatile gift. As they are reusable and biodegradable, they are a great investment which you can enjoy for a long time.
The edges of tenugui are not hemmed. The raveling edges allow the cloth to be wringed and dry better, and the raveling will stop by itself.
Rienzome is the brand name of traditional cloth maker TODAYA, established in 1872, currently run by the 6th generation. ‘Rien’ means the people of Kabuki and traditional dancing, and the brand name therefore refers to this world as they have always loved and cherished the art of tenugui.

Rienzome uses 100% cotton and hand-dyes all their tenugui and yukata’s (summer kimono) according to traditional chusen dyeing method.

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