Sapporo Chapter #69, Japan

59th Charity Ikebana Exhibition/ 60th Anniversary Celebration

The 59th Charity Ikebana Exhibition was held on the theme, “Flowers Fly to the Future on Saturday May 18th and Sunday 19th, 2024 at Sapporo Grand Hotel and the anniversary celebration was held on 18th night.

The 11 international exchange students exhibited their own works. The Chinese Consul General in Sapporo and his wife exhibited an invitation flower. Hokkaido Government and Sapporo City also exhibited flower works.

The passion of the members took shape, and many works that demonstrated its power were lined up. Admission to this flower exhibition was free, and donations were solicited at the venue. The donations will be made to the Hokkaido Kodomo-shokudo and History and Culture of Sapporo City Development Promotion Council.
Although it lasted only two days, it went smoothly and ended in great success.

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