Tawashi

A tawashi (たわし or 束子; lit., a bundle) is a scrubbing brush for wet cleaning,[1] of a style that is popular in Japan.[2][3] Tawashis are traditionally made from hemp palm.[4][5] In Japan, sponges used for scrubbing are now treated as forms of tawashi.

## Contents

* 1 Types
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Types

Several synthetic polymers are frequently seen:[6]

* A polyurethane sponge is sometimes called sponge tawashi (スポンジたわし, suponji tawashi).
* An acrylic tawashi (アクリルたわし, akuriru tawashi) is made of acrylic, typically knitted or crocheted.
* Kameno tawashi (亀の子束子) is the traditional tawashi made from palm fiber.
* Kinzoku tawashi (金属たわし), used to describe brass or stainless steel scrubbers.
* Some tawashis are now crocheted from cotton yarn, producing the eco-friendly tawashi (エコたわし, eko tawashi), which is scratch-free, and used for dishes and small cleaning jobs.[7]

* A popular Japanese design for a tawashi, said to resemble a young turtle

* A yellow polyurethane sponge with a green nylon sponge. It is called sponge tawashi in Japan.

* A luffa sponge, called hechima tawashi in Japanese

* Tawashi from late Edo period

* Tawashi for sale

## See also

* Sponge (tool)

## References

1. ↑ "TAKADA BRUSH" (in ja). https://takadatawashi.com/en/.
2. ↑ "The Ubiquitous Kamenoko Tawashi Has a Fascinating Backstory" (in en). https://umamimart.com/blogs/main/kamenoko-tawashi.
3. ↑ "Everything You Need to Know About The Tawashi Dish Brush" (in en). https://www.murchison-hume.com/blogs/mh-blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tawashi-dish-brish.
4. ↑ "My kitchen essential: ‘I’d be lost without . . . my tawashi brush’". https://www.ft.com/content/b1ac174a-734c-11e8-aa31-31da4279a601.
5. ↑ "A Guide to Tawashi: Finding the Right Brush for You" (in en). 2025-03-21. https://okappahouseware.com/blogs/news/a-guide-to-tawashi-finding-the-right-brush-for-you.
6. ↑ Standeven, Brett (2019-01-26). "Can you wash cast iron with a Japanese tawashi brush?" (in en-GB). https://www.booniehicks.com/tawashi/.
7. ↑ "Tawashi traditionnel" (in fr). https://www.ecoloco.ca/products/tawashi-traditionnel.

## External links

* How to Use Tawashi, Japan's Scrub Brush

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* Tawashi
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