The Sogetsu school of ikebana encourages a more liberated approach to the Japanese art of flower arranging. Akane Teshigahara, the fourth head of the school, matches selected items from the Spogetsu Collection with arrangements celebrating spring.
Flower power blooms at Tokyo Big Sight
Who would have thought flowers needed their own industry fair? Growers, florists, ikebana schools and floral supplies makers, that's who. A group of them are getting together this weekend at Tokyo Big Sight for Flower Dream 2014, a two-day event designed to showcase all manner ...
CSS, Makoto Ozone and Shonen Knife get a round of shows in before New Year's
With the year winding down and the holiday season approaching, the concert scene in Japan gets pretty quiet. Although there will be a few international acts headed here in the middle of December, your best shot for a live performance might be checking out ...
Tokyo to get a blast of green at Flower Dream
In most of the country, flowers are blooming and spring is well under way. Residents in the concrete jungle that is Tokyo, however, may not get to see many blossoms on their commutes. But this weekend they can make up for it in a ...
Odile Lundy: Learning the sublime ikebana lessons of nature
Nature and humanity are brought together in ikebana, the Japanese art of arranging cut flowers. Odile Lundy, a French ikebana master, expresses herself by getting her artistic inspiration from flowers, branches and containers. The harmonious composition of a pink orchid and palm leaves in water, which ...
