★ Brand new tenugui (hand towel) for kimono and yukata, featuring the Yoshiwara Tsugi pattern 100% cotton Approximately 90cm x 35cm, standard tenugui size Color: Navy blue and white contrast ★ This tenugui features the Yoshiwara Tsugi pattern, a classic and auspicious design. Tenugui are the best choice for handkerchiefs with kimono and yukata. When wearing a yukata in the summer, it's also lovely to drape it around your neck like a han-eri (collar) to show it off (see image 1). The Yoshiwara Tsugi pattern looks great on both men and women. ★ What is Yoshiwara Tsugi? "Yoshiwara Tsugi" is a pattern made by connecting shapes with indented corners to create a striped (shima) pattern. Yoshiwara Tsugi's formal name is "Komochi Yoshiwara" and was used on the noren (shop curtains) of the teahouses in Yoshiwara. As a representative pattern of the Edo period, it is still used today on festivals, happi coats (short coats), tenugui, and yukata. ★ What is the origin of the name "Yoshiwara Tsugi"? The name Yoshiwara Tsugi comes from the name of Yoshiwara, the largest red-light district in the Edo period. The name was given because once you entered the Yoshiwara red-light district, it was difficult to leave. #kimono #yukata #tenugui #waso (Japanese clothing) #wafuku (Japanese clothing) #accessories #berabo (slang, meaning great/amazing) #Yoshiwara #Yoshiwara Tsugi