friendship through flowers

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Ikebana International Tokyo Branch

subsidy category

Grant for Creating Attractive Art and Culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2022 (Phase 2) Grant for Creating Attractive Arts and Culture

Friendship Through Flowers (2023) Photo by Nobuhisa Yuki

Ikebana Workshop

calligraphy workshop

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Business Overview

Saturday, April 15, 2023 16:00~19:00 Exhibits Sunday, April 16, 2023 10:00~16:30 Opening Reception, Experiences and Exhibits Sponsor: Ikebana International Tokyo Branch/Embassy of the Republic of Angola This event was held as a collaboration between Ikebana and calligraphy, two traditional cultures that Japan is proud of, with the aim of sharing Japanese culture with as many people as possible, across generations and beyond. The wives of ambassadors from various countries also participated in the event, and by arranging flowers in the image of their country, we provided them with an opportunity to feel the culture of each country. After speeches and ribbon-cutting by the wife of Minister for Foreign Affairs Yuko Hayashi, the wife of the Ambassador of Angola, the President of Ikebana International Headquarters, and the President of Ikebana International Tokyo Branch, the President of the Tokyo Branch held a demonstration of Ikebana with students from the flower arrangement club of Tokyo Metropolitan Setagaya Sogo High School and the son of the Ambassador of Tunisia. At the same time as the ikebana demonstration, calligrapher Katsusuke Miike performed calligraphy. A workshop on ikebana and calligraphy was held with Mr. Riji Otsuka, the head of the Koryu Katabamikai, Mr. Shouei Fujisawa, the head of the Kado Sosho school, and calligrapher Katsusuke Miike as instructors. It became an open ikebana exhibition that showcased Japanese culture with many visitors, and this flower exhibition was broadcast to the world on YouTube linked to the Tokyo branch's website.

implementation period

Saturday, April 15, 2023 to Sunday, April 16

Place of implementation

Tokyo Art Theater (Toshima Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

[Ikebana International Tokyo Branch]
It consists of 600 members who are interested in ikebana, including the heads of ikebana schools and the wives of ambassadors from various countries, and introduces the traditional Japanese culture of ikebana through demonstrations and exhibitions every month. our association is also committed to the education of the next generation, holding regular workshops for children and teaching them the importance of nature and the beauty of Japanese culture through ikebana. In addition, we have been working on the collaboration of art and culture that transcends genres such as jazz and ikebana, and noh and ikebana, and this time, by combining calligraphy and ikebana, we were able to transmit a new culture.