Happy New Year!

Thank you for submitting Chapter Activity Report as usual.
Currently, Chapter Activities on the I.I. website are updated twice a month, three chapters at a time. Three photos and a summary report are uploaded for each chapter. We would like to invite all the chapters to send us reports. Some chapters have submitted monthly, other chapters have not submitted reports for years.
Chapter Board members, please send your Chapter Activity Report and photos to　the address below. Your report and photos will be helpful to the members of other Chapters. We are waiting for your Chapter Activity Report and photos.
Thank you for your cooperation.
ca@ikebanahq.org

January 1, 2022
Nobuko Sakata, International President
Midori Murayama, Corresponding Secretary
Ikebana International

ACTIVITIES name: Happy New Year!

ACTIVITIES

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...