Tsumatsu zaiku School Online is an online school where you can learn the traditional techniques of tsumami zaiku.
Among them, the Maiko series is very popular because you can learn the seasonal Kanzashi worn by Maiko, which are rarely seen in Japan.

New Kanzashi has been added to the MAIKO series. This is a February plum Kanzashi.

In this series, you will learn how to make seasonal kanzashi for maiko. Kanzashi for February is Plums.

In the Nara period (710-794), plum blossoms were loved as a flower that announces the arrival of spring. Because it has five petals, the flower is called “gofuku,” which means five blessings, a good luck symbol.

This motif is also used in tsumami kanzashi because it is associated with the five blessings of life: longevity, wealth, health, liking virtue, and fulfilling one’s destiny.

You can learn this Kanzashi step by step with easy to follow video in English!