This year ‘s Annual Christmas Luncheon’s atmosphere was much more joyous than ever before as we could come together to celebrate and met old friends whom we had not seen for 2 years. Our guests of Honour were Ms. Shima Minako from the Consulate General of Japan,...
On December 8th, 2021, our chapter conducted our return to in-person Holiday Workshop. We were excited to conduct the first in 40+ years II workshop for all schools of Ikebana. There were twenty-five members along with our honored guest, Mme. Yukiko Yamanouchi, wife of the Consul General...
December monthly meeting was held on Sunday, December 12th at Hiroshima City Machizukuri Shimin Kouryu Plaza. An interesting workshop was given by Mrs. Rie Yamaguchi, a member of Japan Quilt Art Association. Everything including cutting fabrics and required needlework was kindly well prepared by Mrs. Yamaguchi prior...
We conducted a program, Urasenke Chanoyu - Peaceful Time, on December 11, 2021. Urasenke is one of the main schools of Japanese tea ceremony. This program included two parts. The first part is a demonstration of tea ceremony and the second is Chabana (flowers for Tea Ceremony)...
For the first time in 21 months, San Diego Chapter members and friends were able to gather in person for our always-festive December general meeting. As has become our custom, the meeting included a Holiday Showcase, featuring 17 holiday-themed flower arrangements by the members with their inspiring...
On December 12, 2021, a charity Christmas party was held at the Grand Hotel in Sapporo, with a string quartet concert and a bingo game. We were fascinated by the music performance, from classical to popular, by "Ensemble Zion" consisting of four females. The bingo game was...
Our chapter organized a demonstration via Zoom on December 1, 2021 for the members and a large number of spectators from India and Japan. Saori Tominaga, a Second Master from Ohara School of Ikebana, Ichikawa, Japan, gave a demonstration representing creations from the traditional styles. Luckily for...
The 3rd regulars' table of the I.I. Basel Chapter took place on 18 November 2021 in the historic Schützenhaus in Basel, the traditional meeting place of our Chapter. The theme of the day was a winter origami work. Under the expert instructions of our president Ursina, we...
