向むこう鉢はち巻まき

noun

head towel; towel twisted around one's head

A towel folded or rolled and tied around the head, often associated with effort, determination, or traditional Japanese settings.

• 彼かれは向むこう鉢はち巻まきをして、試し験けん勉べん強きょうに励はげんだ。

  He tied a towel around his head and threw himself into studying for the exam.

• 祭まつりでは、男おとこたちが向むこう鉢はち巻まき姿すがたで神輿みこしを担かついだ。

  At the festival, the men carried the portable shrine with towels twisted around their heads.