Flower Arrangement
Ikebana is one of the most famed Japanese traditional arts, and traces its origin back hundreds of years. Ikebana was historically placed within the tokonoma alcove of the Japanese home. This art of flower arrangement is now practiced in most of the contemporary world as a seasonal design element placed throughout the home.
In its basic form, an Ikebana arrangement follows a fixed pattern: a triangle of three points representing Heaven, Earth, and Human. Many other guidelines are taught depending on the natural elements used, including the type of blossoms, flowers, branches, stems, and leaves. Ikebana usually contains the foliage and flowers of the season at hand, used in their natural state, except when arrangers enhance the beauty with trimmings. All demonstrations and displays will be held during the first festival weekend at the Issei Memorial Hall in the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC/the Center).
Read about our Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Pioneers from Ikebana Teachers’ Federation.