Where Stillness Listens: A Journal of Kokoro in Japanese Silence
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The Tenugui Folded to Readiness — Everyday Care, Quietly

Rinsed, lightly straightened, and lifted to the line, a tenugui dries without fuss. Brought in and folded, readiness is kept; opened again, warmth returns to the hand. This quiet, sufficient routine—no more and no less—shows how everyday care sustains use and lets Kokoro be sensed without asking to be seen.
2025.08.26
Gestures
Objects

Sensu and Kokoro: Folding Silence and Breeze

A sensu is not only for cooling. It folds silence, opens it with Kokoro, and closes it again. In this essay, silence lingers within each gesture of opening and closing.
2025.08.17
Objects
Objects

The Gift of Furoshiki: When Kokoro Is Folded into Cloth

A cloth that doesn’t ask to be seen. In the quiet of wrapping a bento, furoshiki folds Kokoro into the moment—holding what passes, letting care remain.
2025.08.09
Objects
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