Kadomatsu on a budget - make your own

Keep the costs down this new year by making your own kadomatsu. Yesterday in Peony walk, Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama prefecture, I saw this pine on sale, for 798 yen, in Apita. Pine is one part of Kadomatsu, you would also need bamboo and plum, both of which are pretty easy to come by in Japan.

Coincidentally the day before I had accidentally stumbled upon a YouTube video of how to make your own kadomatsu. It turns out, that there are quite a few YouTube videos showing how to make your own Kadomatsu. I haven't tried it yet. I also haven't watched the full videos, so I will leave it to you to search and find a suitable tutorial, but I just wanted to share that they are available. And that it is possible to make your own Kadomatsu, whether you want to do it for a sense of accomplishment, eco, financial or other reasons.

As I shared in my previous post, it is also possible to purchase small, plastic kadomatsu for about a 1000 yen. A DIY Kadomatsu might work out about the same if you have access to free bamboo and sprigs of plum blossom. However, the advantage of the plastic one is that it is reusable. But the cheap ones are much smaller. Whereas home made kadomatsu would only last you this New Year season.

Have you ever made your own kadomatsu before? Is it something you would consider doing?