Unused Traditional Miyazome Tenugui (Hand Towel) Tapestry Utsunomiya City Miyarī-chan (Mascot) Mottainai (Waste Not) Not for Sale, Rare Nakagawa Dyeing Factory specializes in dyeing and processing mainly yukata (summer kimono) and tenugui. "Dyeing," a traditional Japanese culture. Around the mid-Edo period, dye artisans moved to "Moka City, southern Tochigi Prefecture" to dye cotton fabrics that were actively produced there, and this is said to be the beginning of Miyano Chusen (a dyeing technique). "Katazome" (stencil dyeing), where a stencil is placed on the fabric and dye is poured. Because the fabric is folded over several times and paste is applied for dyeing, it has the characteristic of being able to dye both sides of the fabric thoroughly with many colors. The traditional technique of "Miyano Chusen" is characterized by the warm texture expressed by the delicate handwork of skilled artisans, and it is resistant to color fading, so it is used for yukata and tenugui. High-quality tenugui, folk art