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
Black Restaurant Black Restaurant Black Restaurant known as Kurayami-gohan (a meal in the darkness) is an irregular event in which the non-profit organization "SIEN" (a cultural exchange group in Japan since 1997) and Higan-ji (a virtual Buddhist temple created by Japanese monks) cooperate at Ryokusen-ji, a temple in Asakusa. SIEN first introduced the concept of a “blind restaurant” which has since spread abroad (Blind Kuh ), and is now known in Japan as “Black Restaurant”. At Ryokusen-ji, the members of SIEN wanted to focus on a simple daily action - eating. The monks joined hands and the first blind restaurant in Japan