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Sogetsu Ikebana Los AngelesSogetsu is one of several ikebana flower arranging schools founded in Japan, but now followed by practitioners throughout the world. The Sogetsu School was founded by the late headmaster Sofu Teshigahara in 1927. Sofu developed a school of ikebana that was deeply rooted in Japanese tradition, yet embraced the evolving requirements of the modern age. The current headmaster, Akane Teshigahara, is the fourth generation in a succession of family members to lead the school. Her beautiful, bold and delicate works have been shown in exhibitions worldwide.In Spring of 1985, Sogetsu headquarters in Japan officially established the Los Angeles Branch as part of its North American Overseas Division. Mme. Riho Tanaka was appointed the first founding Los Angeles Branch Director. In 1986, the inaugural banquet, exhibition and demonstration of the Los Angeles Branch was held at the New Otani Hotel in Los Angeles.WHAT'S NEW• The Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch was officially selected to host the 9th North American Sogetsu Seminar (9NASS) in 2013. Held every four years, it is attended by people from all over the world. Iemoto Akane Teshigahara will be presenting the first Iemoto Ikebana Live performance in the United States. Click here for more information.• Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch has a new fundraising website at www.shop.com/SogetsuLA. Register and make your internet purchases from the many partner stores to help support our organization. Click here for more details.• The Sogetsu Los Angeles General Meeting will be held on March 4th at the Miyako Hotel. More details to come.

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SAVE THE DATE!The 9th North American Sogetsu Seminar will be hosted by the Los Angeles Branch from Friday April 26th through Tuesday April 30th, 2013. For this special event we are honored to welcome Iemoto Akane Teshigahara, who will present the first Iemoto Ikebana Live performance in the United States and conduct workshops.Complete information and registration forms will be sent in September 2012.We look forward to having you join us in California, the Golden State, for this exciting and very special event.Click here to view Iemoto Live in Sydney, 2010

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Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch is participating in an exciting new fundraising program. We now have our own fundraising website featuring thousands of partner stores like Walmart, JC Penney, Best Buy, Apple, Home Depot and many more. When you make a purchase on www.shop.com/SogetsuLA, Sogetsu Los Angeles receives royalties and you earn up to 50% cash back on qualified purchases.The benefits don't stop there. You earn 0.5% cash back on the purchases of everyone you refer to our website. Now you can take advantage of the ease and convenience of internet shopping to buy the products and services you want, while feeling good about helping one of your favorite organizations.Getting Started is Easy!1) Visit our website at www.shop.com/SogetsuLA.2) Register as a preferred customer.• Click "Sign in" in the upper right hand corner.• Select the "No I am a new customer" option.• Follow the prompts.• You are now eligible to earn up to 35% on qualified purchases.3) Go Shopping• Use the search box at the top of the screen to find a specific item or type of product you're looking for.• Use "Shopping Partners" to find a specific partner like Best Buy or Walmart.• Use "Shop All Departments" to shop via category.• Use "Hot Deals" to find special deals and coupons to save even more money.Discover unique products and services like GENE SNP™ DNA Analysis, Isotonix® line of high quality nutritional supplements, Cellular Laboratories® luxurious skin care line, Transitions™ Life Style System for weight management, and many more.

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Sogetsu Los Angeles History
The Sogetsu School of Ikebana has been active in the Los Angeles area for over 40 years. The Sogetsu history in Los Angeles began in 1959 when Mme. Riho Tanaka held a Sogetsu workshop. In the same year, Mme. Tanaka and her students produced two large exhibitions at the Datsun Hall in Carson, co-sponsored by Nissan Motor Company.Prior to the opening of the Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch, headmaster Sofu Teshigahara visited Los Angeles in 1972 and headmaster Hiroshi Teshigahara came to Los Angeles in 1984.In Spring of 1985, Sogetsu headquarters in Japan official established the Los Angeles Branch as part of its North American Overseas Division. Mme. Riho Tanaka was appointed the first founding Los Angeles Branch Director.In 1986, the inaugural banquet, exhibition and demonstration of the Los Angeles Branch was held at the New Otani Hotel in Los Angeles. 200 guests were in attendance. Sogetsu headquarters sent Mr. Toshiyuki Ohki to assist with the workshop.In 1988, the third annual Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition was held at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. The following year, the fourth annual exhibition was held a the South Coast Botanical Gardens in Palos Verdes.From 1990 through 1993, the annual exhibitions were held at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia.From 1994 through 2002, the annual exhibitions were held at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles.In 1996, the 9th Annual Sogetsu Exhibition, held at the JACCC, celebrated the 70th Anniversary of Sogetsu headquarters and the 10th Anniversary of Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch. Mrs. Kiri Teshigahara, Executive Director of North America, attended the celebration. Mr. Toshiyuki Ohki, representing Sogetsu headquarters in Tokyo, demonstrated at the celebration banquet at the New Otani Hotel, Los Angeles.From 2003 through the present, the annual exhibitions are held at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles.In April 2004, an exhibition and demonstration was held at JANM during the Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics exhibition.In 2008, the Living Flowers exhibition was held at JANM from June 15 to September 7. The theme was Ikebana and Contemporary Art. Eleven members participated.In 2008, Shunyo Okinaka, Yokou Kitajima, and Gyokushun Takeichi received Distinguished Awards at the Soryu 80th Anniversary Festival in Tokyo. An award celebration dinner was held in their honor.Shunyo Okinaka received the distinguished NICHIRIN award, only the second overseas Sogetsu member to receive this.The 25th Anniversary of Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch took place during April 9-10, 2011 at the Japanese American National Museum and Omni Hotel. Demonstration and workshops were conducted by master instructor Tetsunori Kawana. Two hundred sixty six guests attended the demonstration dinner, where branch director Miyako Arao presented the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Mr. Junichi Ihara, with a donation for the Japan Relief Fund.In 2010, the Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch was officially selected to host the 9th North America Sogetsu Seminar in 2013. Held every four years, it’s attended by people from all over the world. Iemoto Akane Teshigahara will be in attendance.

Sogetsu LA Board Members Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch Board of Directors April 2011 - March 2013Branch DirectorHaruko TakeichiDeputy DirectorsYumiko Inoue, Saeko Kujiraoka9NASS ChairpersonHaruko TakeichiTreasurerKeiko MiyaharaAssistant Treasurer Louis Laudermilk, Chieko HamadaRecording SecretaryReiko Yamagata (Japanese)Marilyn Drageset (English) Membership ChairTeruyo TakiguchiCorresponding SecretaryHaruko Watabe, Shelly Hillyer Publicity and AdvertisingRavi Gunewardena (English)Toko Okada, Mihoko Morishige (Japanese)Website ChairSandy Kitayama, Mike MinadeoNewsletter Chair Ravi Gunewardena, Norma McDonoughExhibition and Event ChairYokou Kitajima Lifetime AdvisorsRio Tanaka, Shunyo OkinakaPast Directors1985-1987 Riho Tanaka1987-1991 Shuyo Okinaka1991-1995 Yokou Kitajima1995-1997 Gyokusyun Takeichi1997-1999 Eileen Rosenthal1999-2001 Eika Fukui2001-2003 Shunyo Okinaka2003-2007 Yoshu Miyahara2007-2009 Toshun Yasuda2009-2011 Gyokusen Arao

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A History of Sogetsu Sogetsu SchoolSogetsu is one of several ikebana flower arranging schools founded in Japan, but now followed by practitioners throughout the world. The Sogetsu School was founded by the late headmaster Sofu Teshigahara in 1927. Believing that ikebana should be both enjoyable and creative, Sofu developed a school of ikebana that was deeply rooted in Japanese tradition yet embraced the evolving requirements of the modern age.The current headmaster, Akane Teshigahara, is the fourth generation in a succession of family members to lead the school. Her beautiful, bold and delicate works have been shown in exhibitions worldwide.Sogetsu PhilosophyPlants are beautiful as they are. But with the help of man, they can be arranged in an effective style to be even more appreciated.Ikebana is not difficult. The Sogetsu School of Ikebana believes that anyone can arrange ikebana anywhere, and with almost anything. It should be part of a lifestyle to be appreciated by many people from all over the world, rather than being considered just an exclusive aspect of Japanese culture to be enjoyed by a limited number of pebple. Just as people are different from each other, our school is encouraging ikebana students to be individual and imaginative. The basic techniques are taught by instructors with the use of textbooks all over the world.

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Mrs. Masako (Eika) Fukui Los Angeles 1st Saturday, 1pm-4pmMr. Kaz (Yokou) Kitajima kazhanatoniwa_gmail.com Pasadena (PJCD) Once a month Saturday, 1pm-3pmSan Gabriel (SGJCC) 2nd & 3rd Monday 7pm-9pm City of Industry (N.K. Nursery) Once a Month Saturday 10am-12pm Mrs. Haruko (Gyokusyun) Takeichi harukoikebana_gmail.com Los Angeles 2nd & 4th Saturday 10am-12pmOrange 1st & 3rd Saturday 10am-12pmPasadena 3rd Wedneday 7pm-9pmIrvine Winter, Spring, Fall TBATorrance 1st & 3rd Thurs 11:30-1pm & 4-5:30pmMrs. Haruko (Sosei) Watabe harukowatabe_hotmail.comSan Clemente Wednesday 1:30-4:30pmDana Point Thursday 2:30pm-4:30pmMrs. Keiko (Yoshu) Miyahara ksmiyahara_sbcglobal.net Fullerton 1st & 3rd Wednesday 9am-12pmIrvine 1st & 3rd Thursday 10am-12pmMrs. Margaret (Toshun) Yasuda momoyasuda_sbcglobal.net Monterey Park Every Wednesday 5pm-8pm 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm-9pmMrs. Miyako (Gyokusen) Arao miy_arao_sbcglobal.netIrvine 1st & 3rd Wednesday 10am-2pm 3rd Thursday 10-12 3rd Saturday 10-12Mrs. Hiroko (Koho) Kurata khkoho_charter.netArcadia 2nd & 4th Wednesday 1pm-6pmMrs. Eileen (Kaen) Rosenthal eileenrosenthal_sbcglobal.net Pasadena, La Canada Mrs. Saeko ( Bokuhou) Kujiraoka saekokz_hotmail.com Glendale 2nd & 4th Tuesday 6pm-8pm Mrs. Reiko (Reiho) Yamagata ryama01_hotmail.com Palos Verdes 2nd & 4th Friday 1:30-3:30pmTorrance 2nd & 4th Saturday 10am-12pm Mrs. Toko (Shuka) Okada toko318_da.rr.com Irvine 1st & 3rd Wednesday 6:00-8:00 pm
Gallery

2009 Sogetsu LA Katen
Sogetsu Orange County exhibit
Manubu no Kai

2009 Sogetsu LA Katen

The Essence of SogetsuOctober 3 & 4, 2009Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, California

Sogetsu Orange County exhibit

Flowers and Blazing FireOctober 28 - 30, 2011South Coast Plaza Village, Costa Mesa, California

Manubu no Kai

Manubu no Kai (Learning is Fun) Workshops3rd and 5th Saturdays for Sogetsu Los Angeles membersZenshuji Temple, Los Angeles, California

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