Hello, I am Tomomi Yamashita, ITA Teacher and Director.Tsumami zaiku is known as a traditional Japanese craft, but, to be exact, it is Japan…
Hello, I am Tomomi Yamashita, a teacher at this school.It's March already!Last week my daughter and I went to Atami (Shizuoka Prefecture) to visit a…
Have you read or watched"舞妓さん家のまかないさん" ("Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san")? It's a popular manga and anime series in Japan.The story follows Kiyo, w…
~The Workshop held at Aoi Kai, a Tsumami zaiku class in Asakusabashi.~KusudamaSome people may know or recognize"kusudama", but not many …
It is already June next month. The month of June Brides! June Bride is well known in Japan today, and most people wear wedding dresses.In Japa…
"Tsumami-mon" is a registered trademark of Aogiku in JapanThere are about 20,000 different family crests in Japan, and it is said to have ori…
From Fusajiro Yoshioka, Women's Art And Crafts of Tsumami-zaiku, 1914Section 1. Materials for Tsumami-zaikuSilk for Tsumami-zaiku &n…
From Fusajiro Yoshioka, Women's Art And Crafts of Tsumami-zaiku, 1914Chapter 1. Getting started with Tsumami-zaikuThis whole book is just…
From Fusajiro Yoshioka, Women's Art And Crafts of Tsumami-zaiku, 1914Origin of Tsumami-zaikuAround mid 1700s, Lord Yasuteru the handicra…
From Fusajiro Yoshioka, Women's Art And Crafts of Tsumami-zaiku, 1914 PrefaceAlthough Tsumami-zaiku has been a traditional craft for more…