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Try Furoshiki: Japan’s eco-friendly way to wrap gifts

In collaboration with the Seattle Consulate-General of Japan and the King County Library System, local residents learned “Fabulous Furoshiki: A New Twist on an Old Idea” at the Woodinville Library.