Eight month after the disaster that hit Tohoku area in Japan, it's now time to give way to hope and reconstruction. 

On Bento&co, you can now actively participate to this reconstruction, buying the Tenugui Gambaro Nippon, initially distributed by the F Plus projet. This non-profit making association promotes Tohoku's artists and craftmen in order to economically support the area. 

What is a tenugui ? 

A Tenugui is a piece of cloth made of cotton, with different patterns and colors. Tenugui literally means “something to wipe your hands on” but today, they are dozens of creative ways to use it : decoration, table runner, hair band, dish towel or wrapping cloth like a Furoshiki.

Tenugui Gambaro Nippon ("you can do it Japan!) is available in two designs : 
    - Kibô (希望) which means "hope"
    - Tomoni ikiru (共に生きる) which means "live together"

These two Tenugui have been made in Sendaï, in Tohoku area, by a trisomic calligraphy female artist, Kanazawa Shouko. 

Dimensions : 90cm long (35") x 34 cm wide (13.4"). 
Handhwashing is recommended.