Hi everyone!

Today’s かっこいい lesson is about kanzashi (簪), hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles.

Basic Types:

Bira-bira – composed of dangling, tinkling metal strips and/or long chains of silk flowers.
Kogai – an ornament made up of a “sword and a sheath”, usually sold as a set with:
Kushi (comb kanzashi) comb hair ornament with delicate decorations.
Tama – Ball style kanzashi, with prongs to stick on the hairstyle.
Kanoko Dome -heavily decorated dome-like hair ornament usually place towards the top-back of the traditional hairstyle.
Ōgi – fan-shaped, fancily decorated kanzashi, with dangling aluminum strips.
Tsumami Kanzashi – Literally, ‘folded fabric hair ornament’, usually shaped as flowers (hana kanzashi).

Kawaii Kanzashi

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