Aka-Chan Fude

There is an ancient Japanese tradition called taimou fude where a babies first hair cut is saved and expertley crafted into a calligraphy brush for prosperity and this has recently arrived here in the UK.

Koubundo have established their “Aka-Chan Fude” craft over here and have asked Keisuke Hair Artists to act as agents as well as our expertise when cutting a babies hair for the first time. The tradition means that only the babies first scissor cut be used for the brush which is usually around 6-12 months of age.This first fetal hair “invokes the good fortune and blessings of happiness, health, intelligence and a prayer of everlasting and unchanging love to be visited upon their child.”

Once cut, the babies hair is sent to Japan where highly skilled artisans take it through various processes in order to produce the hand crafted brush. It is then returned after completion which is usually around 2 months and presented in a wooden box made from the Paulownia tree.

More details are available in the salon as well as our site – look out for the Aka-Chan Fude page.