Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated photo shows a tsumami kanzashi hair ornament made by Kuniko Kanawa of Atelier Kanawa, a professional Edo Tsumami ...

With skillful snips, Mitsuko Takeya prunes a few leaves from bamboo stalks and several red berries from heavy nandina clusters to use in a flower arrangement. The cuts would hardly register in ...

For some of us, flower arranging consists of sticking a few blossoms in a vase, adding some water and calling it a day. For those who study ikebana, the art of Japanese flower arrangement, flowers, ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Tsumami kanzashi are Japanese hair ornaments that were worn by geisha and young daughters of the nobility in a tradition dating back hundreds of years. They’re complex and gorgeous, and ...