“I sincerely hope that you will enjoy our Flower Show and return home with
a deeper knowledge of Ikebana and wonderful memories that will enrich your lives.

I hope that Ikebana, through the efforts of a school such as Sogetsu will continue to grow in popularity and promote further cross-cultural understanding through the beauty of flowers.

It is my firm belief that flowers always bring peace, for the mere act of looking at flowers makes it impossible to harbor vicious or violent thoughts and, if anything, causes a sense of calm to descend upon one's soul. Perhaps this is something that the world needs to remember today”.

Soho Sakai, Chair Person, Soho Study Group