Japanese Premium Imabari Hand Towel - 34 × 80 cm WORKADAY or as a tiny snack/teabag

or as a tiny snack/teabag holder on the side

The rectangular backrest is also constructed from form pressed birch plywood and curves for a comfortable support

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which also acts as a bag closure

Japanese Premium Imabari Hand Towel - 34 × 80 cm WORKADAY or as a tiny snack/teabagImabari towels come from Imabari, a city on Japan's Shikoku island that's been the country's towel making centre for over 120 years and today produces most of Japan's domestic towel supply. Towels carrying the official Imabari mark have to pass a stricter absorbency test than the national standard sinking within five seconds instead of sixty so the label is a real marker of quality, not just a place name. Beyond absorbency, Imabari towels are known