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Tenugui: Japan’s Versatile Traditional Cloth

A Japanese Explains! Have you ever heard of tenugui? Here is an easy-to-understand explanation of this wonderful cloth.

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I'm a proud father of two and (believe it or not) a descendant of ninjas. My goal is to present an authentic view of Japan to the world, one story at a time.

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