The Advanced Course —
Classical Kanzashi in
Fine Habutae Silk
The highest level of our curriculum. Work with fine 6-monme habutae silk to create seasonal classical kanzashi — the pieces worn for Japan's most important occasions — and take your path toward becoming a certified Oharibako instructor.
絹に始まり、絹に終わる — It begins with silk, and ends with silk.
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The Advanced Course is the highest level of our curriculum. It assumes you have completed the Intermediate Course — and, before it, the Beginner Course. We work in classical technique from the very first lesson (fabric cutting, bases, multi-petal flowers, composition), so please make sure you have worked through the earlier courses before you begin.
What You'll Create
The Advanced Course is built around seasonal classical kanzashi, worked in fine habutae silk. The course runs in two seasonal collections — Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter — each comprising four classical pieces. Completing either one season earns you Gold rank and Advanced graduation — and makes you eligible for the Shihandai examination. Completing both seasons earns you Platinum — an optional path of deeper mastery, not a requirement for Shihandai.
Four classical pieces in the flowers of spring and summer, worked petal by petal in fine silk.
Four classical pieces in the flowers of autumn and winter — the season of Shichi-Go-San and the New Year.
Fine 6-monme habutae silk — the material of formal, heirloom-quality work — and the refinements that distinguish a master's hand.
Your Path to Becoming
a Certified Instructor
Advanced is where the path to certification truly begins. Graduate from one Advanced season and you become eligible for the Oharibako Shihandai (Certified Deputy Instructor) examination. Pass it, and you earn a certificate issued directly by our Kyoto studio — recognition of your skill, and the authority to teach this living tradition to others.
Complete One Advanced Season — Gold
Four classical kanzashi — Spring/Summer or Autumn/Winter, whichever calls to you. One season is all it takes to become eligible; completing both seasons (Platinum) is an optional path of deeper mastery, not a prerequisite.
Take the Shihandai Examination
The certification examination of the Oharibako studio.
Receive Your Certification — Diamond = Shihandai
Issued directly from Oharibako, Kyoto — and your title of Shihandai.
Beyond Shihandai lies the higher rank of Shihan (Master Instructor), with its own course of study. Details will be announced as the program opens.
See the Full PathPricing & Availability
US$700 planned · one season, four works
US$700 planned · second season, four more works — optional
US$300 planned · Shihandai certification examination
Final pricing to be confirmed at launch. The Advanced Course is in production — join the list and we'll let you know the moment it opens. Early subscribers may receive a founding-member offer.
Notify Me When It Opens絹に始まり、絹に終わるIt begins with silk, and ends with silk.
The Journey Starts
with a Single Fold.
The Advanced Course is the summit of a path that begins with the very first petal. Wherever you are on that path, the next step is waiting.
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