#4 Los Angeles Chapter (USA) Cultural Field Trip to the Shoya House
In lieu of an ikebana workshop program, we went on an educational cultural field trip to tour the newly erected Shoya House at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. The 350-year-old farmhouse was acquired from Japan, disassembled, and re-erected at The Huntington as a cultural exhibit-experience. The tour was led by the Gardens Cultural Curator and Program Director who shared many details about the House. It was a wonderful opportunity to experience how people of that stature-position lived long ago.
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Manila Chapter ＃108 Philippines
Brushstrokes for Ikebana: Mother and Child Consistent with their theme, Brushstrokes for Ikebana, Group 4 of Ikebana International Manila Chapter showed their Ikebana prowess to interpret Mother and Child paintings into their arrangement. The interplay of the materials used such as the types and the colors of...
Ottawa Centennial Chapter # 120 Canada
Ottawa Centennial Chapter was the recipient of the Ambassador's award in recognition of a long-time contribution in promoting Ikebana in Ottawa and the lasting friendship between Japan and Canada. Our Chapter was established in 1969 and the award marked our Chapter's 55th anniversary. His Excellency Kanji Yamanouchi,...
Tacoma-Olympia Chapter ＃147 USA
Chapter Meeting Our first meeting of the new season kicked off with an interesting history of the Japanese in the Tacoma, WA area and Seattle. The presenter, Kris Staudinger, a travel journalist and tour guide, showed photographs of early important sites in the Tacoma area for Japanese...
Cologne Chapter #126 Germany
EKO-HAUS Garden Festival Exhibition of Ikebana International Cologne was held in the EKO-HAUS in Düsseldorf in Germany. On a sunny autumn day in mid-September the EKO-HAUS celebrated their traditional garden festival. It is supposed to be a day of encounter, getting to know people, connecting, and reuniting...