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
Interior of a Restaurant in Arles of two studies Vincent created of this restaurant, the other being "Interior of the Restaurant Carrel in Arles". Long supposed to be a view from inside the Hotel Carrel, de la Faille remarks they were probably the interior of the restaurant next to the Yellow House". While certainly a representation of diners in Arles (regardless of the cafe), in his article "Van Gogh's Last Supper: Transforming "the guise of observable reality,"" Baxter argues this is van Gogh's initial attempt in creating a Symbolist or "sacred realism" "Last Supper": Although Hulsker argued that determining whether this or its sister painting came