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Etsy World Tour: Seijin-shiki, Japanese Coming of Age Day

Happy Seijin-shiki! Today is Japanese Coming-of-Age Day. Each year, Seijin-shiki is held in the morning on the second Monday in January. The local Japanese city and prefect offices invite all those who will reach twenty years old during the current school year to celebrate their passage into …

Japanese Origami Techniques with Atelier Kanawa

Atelier Kanawa is a Japanese Etsy seller who specializes in creating traditional and modern Japanese pieces based on Kimono, Geisha/classical Japanese dance, Tsumami Kanzashi and Bingata/Katazome Kimono dyeing techniques.  She is passionate about honoring and educating others about the …

Traditional Japanese Crafts with Atelier Kanawa

I run Atelier Kanawa (which means "studio to play Japanese harmony & peace") and I would love to share my stories of my ancestors who were in Kimono business and how I am trying to keep these traditions alive. My great grandfather was an artisan who dyed Kimono designs, mainly Yukata, the Summer Kimono. My …

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