We watched New Year Bunraku performance 2023, “Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura” at a theater on January 20th. Bunraku is a traditional performing art of Kamigata and registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Mr. Tamaka Yoshida, a bunraku main puppeteer, “Omo-zukai”, lectured us about the structure, movement, and tools...
On Sunday, January 8, 2023, the members of our chapter gathered at Courtyard by Marriott – Monterey Park for their New Year's Luncheon and 65th Anniversary Celebration. A small Ikebana Katen by various schools was presented and enjoyed by all. After our lunch feast a demonstration by...
The Mumbai Chapter of Ikebana International organized an outdoor Ikebana workshop at the farm of Treasurer Rajshree Bajaj which is located in Shahpur on the outskirts of Mumbai on the 11th of January 2023. It was a fine pleasant morning and there was excitement in the air...
Our yearly Christmas celebration took place on December 6th at the Shangri-La hotel with a blast after two years of subdued celebrations owing to COVID-19. A modest Ikebana exhibition set up by our members was on display as guests entered the ballroom. Peggy Loh, the President of...
The 2022 TFC Member’s Demonstration took place at Embassy of Mexico on November 16, 2022. The ambassadors’ wives expressed the colors of their countries, and the Japanese ikebana demonstrators did ikebana of hospitality. The Mexican music by B G M was fun, which made the atmosphere of...
The weather in Dubai is very beautiful these days. On December 6 we had a chapter meeting for Christmas celebration at the Internet City which was a very famous business center in Dubai. The venue was in a very modern building combined with a touch of traditional...
The 6th Annual JAPAN WEEK @ Bellevue College was held from Saturday, September 24th through Friday September 30th, 2022. The 4th and 5th JAPAN WEEK events were held as virtual (online only) events. In 2022, this 6th annual event was presented in a “hybrid form” being a...
Anna Nakada is a Junior Executive Master of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana and a longtime student of the late Third Headmaster Akihiro Kasuya of Ichiyo School. She has taught and demonstrated Ichiyo in the US and overseas since 1996, including three solo demonstrations at the Metropolitan...
