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This Blog is updated twice a month at least, hopefully. Articles are Japanese style flower arrangement (Ikebana) related matters. Your comment (English or Japanese) is welcome.

Entries from 2018-01-01 to 1 year

December 27, 2018

<Materials> Long-leaf pine(大王松) Nandina(南天) Japanese Narcissus(水仙) Window display in shops is turned round from Christmas to new year celebration all at once on December 26. It is very Japanese style ! Wish you Happy New Year 2019 !! <Next update> Ja</next></materials>…

December 17, 2018

<Materials> Colored trifoliate orange(着色カラタチ) Tutsan(ヒペリカム) Cypress “kujakuhiba”(クジャクヒバ) Windows of shops in a Japanese small town are filled with Christmas decorations. I wish you a Merry Christmas ! <Next update> December 27, 2018</next></materials>

December 10, 2018

<Materials> Rose(バラ) Cypress “kujakuhiba”(クジャクヒバ) You may have noticed that the arrangement updated so far did not include flower like “flowers”. This may be the first flower in the blog. <Next update> December 17, 2018</next></materials>

December 1, 2018

<Materials> Cypress(ヒノキ) Dogwood(ヒメミズキ) Osmanthus ilicifolius(五色ヒイラギ) The last month of 2018 starts. Before the Christmas decorations, how about to enjoy simple winter trees? <Next update> December 10, 2018</next></materials>

November 24, 2018

<Materials> - Cypress “kujakuhiba”(クジャクヒバ) - Dracaena(ドラセナ) - Tutsan(ヒペリカム) Winter is sneaking up, and the end of the year comes soon. Have you started the preparation to celebrate the new year? <Next update> Beginning of December 2018</next></materials>

November 15, 2018

<Materials> - Anthurium(アンスリウム) - Linden arrowwood(ガマズミ) - Raspberry(キイチゴ) November 15 is the day of Shichi-go-san (Seven-Five-Three ceremony, 七五三) in Japan. Would you have any idea which flowers are appropriate for the ceremon</materials>…

November 1, 2018

<Materials> - Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa(ハイビスカス) - Cockscomb(ケイトウ) In autumn, many flowers metamorphose into fruits, seeds or nuts. Did you know that flowers of hibiscus change such beautiful dark red fruits? <Next update> Mid of November 2018</next></materials>

Happy Halloween !

<Materials> - Colored dry leaves / Strelitzia reginae(着色葉 / ストレリチア) - Jack-o’-lanterns(ジャック・オー・ランタン) Halloween seems to be established as an annual festival in Japan. We can find many Halloween goods in a shop, and I chose Ja</materials>…

October 22, 2018

<Materials> - Fox Face(フォックス フェイス) - Bramble(キイチゴ) The first article is my arrangement. The vase is a present from friends of mine. I hope they like this arrangement. <Next update> October 27, 2018</next></materials>