[Onsenshu Towel] Washi Matou (Waffle) Club

It's soft, but because it has washi paper threads woven into it, it feels a little smooth against the skin.

This is an example of one delivery. (Blue)

Available in four colors (from left): Blue, Navy, White, and Aqua.

The waffle weave is very tasteful, and the ends are flat woven, making it easy to hold when washing your back.

The colour is also beautiful when wet.

When using it in the bath, it is important that it is easy to squeeze.

It will be delivered wrapped in a paper band, so it can be given as a gift as is.

[Characteristics of bath towels] ● 1. Thin... Easy to wash the body (easy to lather soap) and easy to rinse. They are thin because they are easy to wring out and dry. ● 2. Long... A little longer than a face towel, they are easy to hold by both ends (easy to grip because they are thin!) and to use for scrubbing your back. (Perhaps a remnant of tenugui culture?) Just a little longer makes them easy to wrap around your head. (Important) ● 3. Compact... They are thin and light, so they are great not only for public baths and hot springs, but also for taking a few to the gym or trekking. It's also nice that you can easily hang them up in your room when you're traveling.

The photo shows two types of towels from the Onsenshu Towel series: washi matou (waffle) and sheer gauze (gauze & pile).

The two types of towels in the "Onsenshu Towel" series, washi matou (waffle) and sheer gauze (gauze & pile), come in the same four colors, so they look great when lined up.

[Onsenshu Project] Onsen towels were born from Japan's unique bath culture. We reexamined the ease of use and comfort of these thin towels, learning from the past. We went back to the origins of the towels in Senshu, where they originated, and named them "Onsenshu towels." This project aims to spread and communicate Japan's bath culture through towels. That's the Onsenshu Project. They are available for rental and sale at public baths all over Japan, and events are also popular.

[LOVE Local] Senshu, Osaka (now Izumisano City) is a towel production area that has been producing towels for over 130 years, using the abundant water flowing from the Izumi Mountains as a resource. Towel production uses a large amount of water and also produces a large amount of wastewater. However, when doing so, the water is filtered to a higher standard than the regulations, returning it to clean water and discharging it into Osaka Bay. Protecting water and making it in Senshu, the birthplace of Made in Japan towels. Senshu towels have lived with water and will continue to live with water. It's nice. [LOVE Cuiture] In the early Meiji period, before towels were imported to Japan, "tenugui" was used in public baths and other places. After further research, the first "pile towel" was born in Japan in 1887. Domestic production of towels began in Senshu and became established in people's lives. Then, during the post-war reconstruction period, as the entertainment culture of play, sightseeing, and lodging became widespread, towels with the names of XX hot springs and XX inns began to be made, and production of Senshu towels increased. This is said to be the beginning of the so-called "hot spring towels."

Top: Sheer gauze from the "Onsenshu Towel" series (Gauze & Pile). Bottom: Washi Matou (Waffle). They come in the same four colors, so they look nice lined up.