Iris (shōbu)

菖蒲 shōbu

Iris (shōbu)

Wards off evil; the sound shōbu matches 尚武, martial spirit, so it suits Boys' Day.

Japan

Associated with the Boys' Day festival; favoured by warriors.

Technique catalog · draft for review

Every way to wrap, carry and wear a furoshiki.

The furoshiki.com archive, sliced into annotated steps with plain directions, plus techniques found in research.