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Traditional scrubbing brush made from natural plant

Tawashi is a Japanese traditional scrubbing brush made from the fibers of windmill palm. It is created to remove dirt and stain from kitchen utensils, to sweep and sometimes to wash canvas items. TAKADA, the brand of Tawashi making utilizes fine materials harvested in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, that is very rare and precious nowadays.

Soft tawashi from windmill palm

Traditional Tawashi is made from windmill palm, which is widely native to southeast Asian countries. The tree has hairy fibers that would be the material for Tawashi. The fibers have excellent elasticity and high resistance to water. Hence Tawashi has been utilized for various tools.

TAKADA uses the windmill palm harvested in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The distribution of the windmill palm from the area is so limited. With the precious material, TAKADA's Tawashi acquires a remarkable softness that we could use it even for a bathing brush. Many professional chefs admire TAKADA's Tawashi as well because of its lightness, durability and easiness to use / clean.

Tawashi, convenient tools for daily lives

Four different Tawashi are all handy and useful for cleaning and washing; Circle and Bean are the small sizes that fit your palm well, Twist is sized a bit longer than the others and SUMIKKO is a tiny broom-shaped Tawashi.

They could be used to clean wooden cutting boards and iron pans. They are also helpful in washing vegetables like carrots and potatoes, which usually have dirt on the surface.