Profile : Ikebana Artist（Kado-ka）, Rijo MIYAMOTO, Deputy-Headmaster of Koryutoyokai-suibokukatemae, starts his Ikebana experience from 2 years old under the instruction of his grandmother and the founder, Rishun HATTORI, and his mother and second-generation master, Riho MIYAMOTO. Has been demonstrating Ikebana overseas in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia on the occasion of their National festival “Janadriya”, Moscow and so on.
Such a beautiful arrangement. And thanks for showing that you too sometimes struggle with flowers falling over. Makes me feel less clumsy to know that even a talented professional like you struggles sometimes 😅 Thank you for the encouragement and joy your videos bring to me.
Absolutely beautiful ❤️ You made the humble dandelion look like a princess. Please do a "ikebana with weeds" series. Just because you can get them easily and for free, weeds and wildflowers are not less worthy of our appreciation. Thank you for inspiring me again and again!
Sun (Ka) you just want the light to interact beautifully with the arrangement. Ideally in balance so a bright light to pop the arrangement but to counter the light you’d need or want a strong shadow cast.
Today’s video was a great reminder to experience the art of ikebana with all senses. There’s people who follow certain schools and others who freestyle, but in each case there’s a learning curve and a sense of achievement. Stress is usually a result of too many commitments and too little free time. Painting is also soothing, but to make a great piece can take weeks and months. An ikebana can be a quick mental refreshment without taking up much time, and it is a delight throughout the days to come to watch the flowers bloom and change. It’s very grounding. Your voice and personality are also really calming, so I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for making the art of ikebana available to people around the world ❤
I’m so excited as I have two cherry blossom trees in my garden in Western Australia I have grown them from small. I love them because it reminds me of my holiday in Japan. I’ve never cut any branches off before because I didn’t want to spoil them but now I’m inspired to cut maybe one or three and bend them. Thank you.
I agree. I think the final goal is to show the elegance of the plants ( branch and flower), so bending (including bending and straightening) is accepted. In the end, this is a flower arrangement of the flower.
My condolences on the loss of your mother. It was great that you filmed her performance several times and you shared her picture, so we got to know such a beautiful and capable woman. I believe she is very proud of what you have done and contributed to the long lasting of your school and this art. I appreciate each video you created and thanks to the cameraman as well. He asked great questions and I do enjoy your conversation besides the flower arrangement.
I too really appreciate the subtitles to these lovely videos. I live in England and often try to arrange my flowers Ikebana ‘style’. Thank you so much.❤️
