These towels are by Hartwell, a maker in Imabari, Japan. The town of Imabari in Ehime is known as centre of towel production, and for its dedication to ever softer and high quality examples of their work.

In this case the effort and engineering has been applied to make towels that dry very quickly. To be precise in lab experiments it takes these towels 3.5 hours to dry after use. Handy when you are in a hurry, and handy in general, an Imabari towel is useful item to have.

Hartwell were founded in 1930, and are among the many Imabari towel companies that seek to outdo each other with innovation and improvements in making. The companies recognised as authentic Imabari based producers carry the blue, red and white circle Imabari logo - which is known in Japan as a mark of quality.

The towels in this case are 33cm x 80cm.