Tenugui (Hozuki)Description With its vivid orange husks resembling delicate paper lanterns, the 'Hozuki' (Chinese lantern plant) has long been loved in Japan as a symbol of summer. In Tokyos historic Asakusa district, the annual 'Hozuki Ichi' (Hozuki Market) fills the grounds of Senso ji Temple with bright displays of hozuki plants, especially around July 910when its believed that a single prayer at the temple brings the same blessings as praying every day for 46,000