tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11254710.post-1148629096155611632006-05-26T15:59:00.000+09:002006-05-26T16:55:36.246+09:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/1600/RIMG0177.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/RIMG0177.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;"><a href="http://www.boutique-hospitalityjapan.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=92">Furoshiki</a> are traditional Japanese wrapping cloth. They can be used as a gar<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/1600/furoshikiwrapping1.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/furoshikiwrapping1.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>ment bag, for gift wrapping, or just to carry items. As they can be folded into a thin and tiny size, they are handy to keep in your bag to use for many different purposes. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/1600/furoshikiwrapping2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/furoshikiwrapping2.jpg" border="0" /></a><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/fukusaforwrapping1.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/1600/fukusaforteaceremony.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/fukusaforteaceremony.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fukusa is anothe square fabric item used for the tea ceremony. We use them for the ritual cleaning of the tea scoop and the tea caddy before start making the tea and serving to the guests. Otherwise smaller size fukusa are used by the guests to protect the beautiful tea cups when they examine. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/1600/fukusaforwrapping.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/fukusaforwrapping.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fukusa are also handy to wrap letter envelopes or tickets. In Japan, fukusa is also used to present the formal monetary gifts in the enveropes when attending wedding ceremonies or funerals.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;">As the Japanese traditional items are in fashion again, these Japanese fabric items are frequently requested as the favorable Japanese gift items.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663366;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/1600/RIMG0166.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5531/905/320/RIMG0166.jpg" border="0" /></a>Hospitality Japan.com Boutique presents beautiful <em>furoshiki</em> and <em>fukusa</em> items. 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