A Celebration of Tradition Series, Part 3 of a four-part series by our treasured teacher advisors (November 19): Ms. Fusako Seiga Hoyrup from the Wafu School followed an Autumn theme in her stunning arrangements in the Live demonstration, sharing her knowledge of the plant material and truly getting...
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...
The meeting was held at Engakuji Temple, one of the most historical temples in Japan. The four chapter members, each representing a different Ikebana school, gave demonstrations, each using the same flower materials. The attendees enjoyed reuniting with familiar faces after not seeing each other for almost...
The first quarterly exhibition for the year 2021-2022 was held at Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris (MCJP), open to the public, simultaneously together with a virtual exhibition, from October 5th to 16th under the themes, “Ikebana in Autumn Colors” for the 1st week and...
We were fortunate to celebrate our 40th Anniversary Luncheon at the Chinese Banquet Hall on October 17, attended by Consul-General of Japan, his wife and the director of Japan Foundation in Toronto. Members donated items for the silent auction, the result of which was unexpectedly wonderful.
The Festival of Traditional Japanese Arts, «SEI RYO» - «PURITY and COOLNESS», Project «Nihon No Bi – Japanese beauty», was held on September 23-26 in Moscow, supported by the Japanese Embassy in Russia. The works by the Chapter members were presented in the exhibition.
Japanese Ambiance Festival is an annual celebration of our connection to Shizuoka, our “sister city”. Because of the large number of visitors it enjoys, it is the most important event for the Chapter.
The chapter members enjoyed the two programs through Zoom: In August, Saga Goryu Professor Susan Kasa from Washington D.C. Chapter demonstrated the traditional styles of Seika, Heika and then Moribana. In September, a very inspiring session, ‘Bonsai for Beginners’, was provided by Mr. Baker, the first full...
