Ikebana Experience in Kyoto Townhouse
Description
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. This traditional and formal art may seem esoteric, but this is not the case. Anyone is capable of creating a fantastic work of art by themselves after acquiring the basic concepts and fundamental skills of this art. Learning ikebana promotes a better understanding of the Japanese view of nature; a crucial step in appreciating the unique aesthetics, emotions and thoughts that merge to create this visual art form. Flower arranging used to be a required "mannerism" for well-educated men, such as samurais or monks. It would be a waste not to experience our genuinely unique culture! 1. Introduction: Introduction of essential knowledge about ikebana, its history and background. 2. Instruction: By watching the instruction, you will learn the basic concepts, allowing you to grasp an image for your own work. 3. Hands-on: Try to create an ikebana art work yourself! We'll give you a hand when you need it.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Even if the adult does not participate in the experience, a viewing fee of 3,500 yen per person will be charged.
Reviews(9)
The Ikebana Experience was a highlight of our fantastic trip to Japan. Kimi is delightful and gave us a deeper understanding of the history and philosophy of ikebana. Then she gently and enthusiastically instructed us in making our own flower arrangements. The townhouse where she teaches is itself lovely and traditional. People we showed photos of our arrangements couldn't believe how good they were. This was definitely worth the stop.
Thank you very much for participating in our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are more than happy to hear you enjoyed the lesson and it became one of the highlights of your trip around Japan. It's our pleasure if our instruction helped you create the beautiful ikebana arrangement. We are also glad you felt comfortable in our traditional townhouse. We look forward to meeting you again in the near future. Thank you so much! Best Regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
We did the Ikebana experience with Kimiko. She explained the history of Ikebana and the evolution of styles over the ages. Next the use of direction and space was demonstrated. My wife and I then made a flower arrangement with some minor hints from Kimiko. We could not believe that we actually created a beautiful Ikebana. Great cultural experience.
Dear John, Thank you very much for participating in our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed the lesson and you were satisfied with the content. Both of you created such a beautiful ikebana arrangement. As long as we follow the natural order of things, it's not difficult to make a nice art work. We hope it wasn't your last trip to Japan and we'll see you again in the near future. Thank you so much again! Best Regards, Kimiko from Ami Kyoto
Loved the content of the class and the teacher, Kimi, was so nice and interesting.
Dear Dominique, Thank you very much for joining our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are very happy to know you were satisfied with the lesson. We hope we'll meet you again in the near future! Best regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
This is an excellent cultural immersion experience with a knowledgeable and friendly host and teacher. Kami-san is an expert and a caring master and teacher of ikebana. The experience is relaxing and rewarding.
Dear Galina, Thank you very much for participating in our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are really happy to know you enjoyed the lesson and it was informative for you. It's our pleasure that you felt relaxed and comfortable as well. Please keep practicing ikebana at home and we look forward to meeting you again in the near future. Best Regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
Book now - I wish I had done all three classes, but the other two were full one day prior. Kimi fit me into the one class, she was welcoming, personable, and knowledgeable. She started with the history of Ikebana and always stopped to ask if I was understanding her along the way. Her English is very good, and she is a natural teacher - HIGHLY recommend!!
Thank you very much for participating in our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are very happy to know you enjoyed the lesson and we are really sorry we couldn't accommodate you in the tea ceremony and calligraphy experience as it's a high season in autumn. We also had a lovely time with you. Please enjoy more ikebana at home and please contact us again when you come back to Kyoto. Thank you so much again! Best Regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
I can recommend the lesson whole heartedly. Kimi is a great teacher and a really kind person. She explained the basic well before we started to try to do our own Ikebana. The atmosphere there was very relaxing and we could really let our selfs go.
Thank you very much for attending our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are really happy to know you enjoyed the lesson and felt comfortable in it. Please enjoy more ikebana at home and we look forward to having you in our ikebana lesson again in the near future. Thank you so much! Best Regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
We had an absolutely wonderful morning with Ami Kyoto, it was very informative and interesting, and we then made our wonderful arrangements with beautiful seasonal flowers. The setting was just beautiful and our teacher was so warm and enthusiastic. I would highly recommend this activity.
Thank you very much for participating in our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are really glad to know you enjoyed the lesson and it met your expectations. All of you created such great artworks which made us impressed. Please try more ikebana at home with the local flowers in your country! Best Regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
This was a very special experience. I learned so much about the history and main themes behind Ikebana. Ami was amazing and answered my many questions. I feel more connected to nature from what I learned and look forward to practicing back at home.
Thank you very much for participating in our ikebana experience and writing a review for us. We are really glad to hear that you enjoyed the lesson and you grabbed what ikebana is, it's the most important thing to connect to nature! Please enjoy more ikebana in your home country. We look forward to meeting you again in the near future. Best Regards, Kimi from Ami Kyoto
I participated in this class with a group of friends from Australia. We all thoroughly enjoyed it! It was fun and informative, set in a beautiful traditional house in a laneway. I highly recommend it! Luisa
Dear Luisa, Thank you very much for attending our ikebana class and writing a review for us. It's our pleasure you had a good time in this small traditional townhouse and the content was satisfying. We hope you made a lot of good memories in Japan and we'll see you again in the near future. Thank you so much!! Warm Regards, Kimi
