Special Ikebana Experience Guided by an Ikebana Master, Mrs. Inao
Let's try to deepen your understanding of the Japanese people's love of nature and the culture ikebana experience!!
Firstly, the interpreter will explain the history and spirit of ikebana at a flower store that has been loved by the locals for 70 years. After that, you will be able to choose one type of flower for yourself.
Then, You will travel from the flower store to the classroom through the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter with an interpreter. A teacher from Ikenobo, Japan's oldest school of Ikebana, who has been arranging flowers for 65 years, will teach you everything from techniques to etiquette. This tour is not just a hands-on experience, but also a springboard to a deeper understanding of Ikebana and Japanese culture.
The spirit of ikebana is rooted in the idea of giving life back to life by arranging flowers that had once been cut off by plucking. If flower arrangement is an aesthetic of addition, ikebana is an aesthetic of subtraction.
Options
Ikebana & Tea Ceremony - 3h
Tea Ceremony Experience: The ikebana instructor is also a tea ceremony master and will prepare matcha tea for you after the ikebana experience.
What's included in Special Ikebana Experience Guided by an Ikebana Master, Mrs. Inao
(Subject to Option Inclusions)You will select flowers at a flower shop specialising in Ikebana and learn about the history and the spirit of this art. A teacher from Ikenobo, Japan's oldest school of Ikebana, who has been arranging flowers for 65 years, will teach you everything from techniques to etiquette.
Inclusions
- Ikebana lesson fee
- Smartphone photography fees
- Rental fee for vase and kenzan* *kenzan=needle-point holder in ikebana
- Interpreter Guide Fee
- Material cost
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Here are our meeting points, Sumire Florist (すみれ花店). 3 Chome-8-8 Achi, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0055 A nationally-licensed guide waits for you in front of the store.
