Oshibori Oshibori An or hot towel in English is a wet hand towel offered to customers in places such as restaurants or bars, and used to clean one's hands before eating. Oshibori has long been part of Hospitality Culture in Japan: in "The Tale of Genji" era it was used for visitors; during the Edo period it was used in Hatago (); later it started to be used in many restaurants. It eventually spread to worldwide use. Cold oshibori are used in summer, and hot oshibori in winter. In Japan, October 29 has been observed as the day of Oshibori since
Japanese Association of Supporting Streetchildren person to be made a citizen of Huế. Most funds come from Japanese sources. Private individual donations and corporate sponsorship make up the bulk of these with government grants also helping. A restaurant, called simply Japanese Restaurant, is located at 34 Ð Tran Cao Van. Staff are partially made up of trainees and "graduates" from JASS. Proceeds from the restaurants go to the charity, a little like the KOTO restaurant in Hanoi, or the Blue Dragon restaurant in Hội An. Lonely Planet "Vietnam" 9th ed. (Aug 2007), page 220 Japanese Association of Supporting Streetchildren The Japanese Association of Supporting Streetchildren