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Dear Friends Welcome to the 'Flowers for Your Life' homepage and thank you for dropping in at this site. This is coming to you from Hiroshima, Japan. I have been studying Ikebana, Art of Japanese flower arranging, for almost 46 years. During those years, I have come in contact with many foreign people and cultures. I worked for an airline company and flew all over the world in the early '70s. I lived in the United States on and off for seven years till '80s. I am now holding an Ikebana class in Hiroshma and Osaka for both of Japanese and foreign students. Thus, I have been in many cross-cultural environments. Such experience has naturally led myself to think about what the characteristics of the Japanese culture are. I write a newsletter to the students in my class. The topics of the newsletter range from Ikebana materials to everyday life but its viewpoint remains the same, namely the 'Japanese culture'. While it is written for my students, I believe it is also interesting for some other people. I hope you enjoy this page. Sincerely Ph.D. of Aesthetics Ohara School of Ikebana
<IKEBANA: Japanese way of flower arranging >
Ikebana is different from handcraft-like arts from which we gain some resulting
articles. In Ikebana, we aim at acquiring skills to make nice
arrangements by using various kinds of materials. To accomplish this
purpose, repeated practice with various materials and careful attention to the
best use of those materials are very important. As a result, it
takes some time to acquire such skills. If you like to do ikebana
and your stay
in Japan
is limited in time, I recommend that you take it up as soon as possible.
Instructor: Dr. Eiko Suzuki / Master Instructor of Ohara School of Ikebana
Lessons are conducted totally in English. Contact: eiko@hbs.ne.jp
The instructor is the first Doctor of Philosophy who acquired a Ph.D. on the
study of ikebana. Further details
can be obtained from the Japanese Wikipedia.
*There are three group lesson sessions 'ikebana in English' being held in one year. One session consists of 10 lessons in the morning from 10:30 to 12:30 on Thursdays. Those 10 lessons are held on the following Thursdays. Meanwhile the individual lesson is offered from 14:30 every Thursday.
Session dates in 2010 are
Thursdays as follows. Session 2010-1 : February 18 - April 22 (The petit-exhibition : April 22) Done Session 2010-2 : May 13 - July 15 (The petit-exhibition : July 15) Done Session 2010-3 : September 9 - November 18 (To be held on Sep.23, National Holiday. No class on Oct 28. The petit-exhibition on November 18)
*The class is held at on the 2nd fl. of the Florist Kobata building (12-16 Nobori-machi Naka-ku, Hiroshima/ 082-221-3515) *The lesson fee: 12000 yen for one session (tickets for 10 morning group lessons) 5000 yen for one month( good for individual and /or group lessons, as many lessons as you like in the month) 2000 yen for one lesson ( either of individual or group lesson)
<Details of Session 2010-3> *The session is for for beginners and is held as a group lesson It starts at 10:30 on Thursday September 9
*Afternoon class provides an individual lesson It starts at 14:30 every Thursday
A talk for the month is presented on the first lesson of every month. The first lesson day in September is 9. The presentation for September will be the one I gave at the Beijing University.
~Ikebana petit-exhibition will be held~ Date: on Thursday, November 18, 2010 Time: 12:30-15:30 Place: Ikebana class (12-16 Nobori-machi Naka-ku, Hiroshima) Admission Free Please come and see our works with summer flowers. Photos from the last exhibition are seen here!
TYA Culture Salon: 1-7-23 Higashi-Tenmanngu, Kitaku, Osaka Tel: 06-6355-2324 Photos from the Osaka Class : Please click here
*For further information: please send me e-mail at eiko@hbs.ne.jp
<Photos of all of these activities can be seen on the page ' Eiko's activities'> *The 18th International Congress of Aesthetics was held at the Beijing University. In the Panel Discussion on ‘Japanese Aesthetics’ in the congress, I gave a presentation titled "The Key Underlying Value of Ikebana--IKASU".
* The exhibition in Melbourne was successful. I was happy to have been there and worked together with ex-students. *Eiko was invited to give a talk at the Toastmasters International All Japan 2008 Spring Conference held in Hiroshima in May 2008. *Eiko with five class ladies went to Hong Kong to give a workshop at the Ikebana International Hong Kong in April 2008. All participants were glad that the work was successfully finished. *Eiko Suzuki appeared in the NHK worldwide TV program called "Begin Japanology" in November 2007. This program is made by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) for the purpose of introducing Japan to the other countries. Eiko discussed autumn leaves with Mr. Peter Barakan who is a famous English artist. A few photos from the recording day are uploaded in this page. *Eiko was invited to give a talk at the Foreign Correspondent's Club Japan as the first scholar to acquire a Ph.D. on Ikebana. She talked about her dissertation titled 'What has been handed down in the history of Ikebana――On the concept of Life'. *Many photos of Eiko Suzuki's activities are seen on this page.
Group lesson courses for Ikebana are offered in English. Each lesson begins with an actual demonstration arrangement. The students acquire skills by duplicating the demonstration with the instructor's advice. They also take home the materials and rearrange the Ikebana for further study and enjoyment. Photos from the regular class are here. http://www.hbs.ne.jp/home/suzuki/6,class.htm On the last day of the each course we display the arrangements to the public. The students do all works by themselves with the help of the instructor from selecting flowers and a container to arranging them. Photos from the occasion can be seen here. http://www.hbs.ne.jp/home/suzuki/12.htm
Those who have completed the required lessons are qualified to apply for a diploma issued by the Headmaster of Ohara School. The diploma including the student's name is written both in Japanese and English.
for further information: please send e-mail Eiko at eiko@hbs.ne.jp
Eiko Suzuki Ph.D. of Aesthetics Master Instructor of Ikebana Ohara School
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