Welcoming the New Year
Bamboo and bright seasonal materials can create a fresh atmosphere for the new year at an entrance or in a traditional alcove.
Sogetsu Ikebana in Yachiyodai
Ikebana lessons in Yachiyodai, Chiba.
Learn how flowers, branches, vessels, and empty space can shape a room. Beginner-friendly lessons are available in English.
3,000 yenTrial lesson with materials
7 min walkFrom Yachiyodai Station
BeginnersNo tools required for the first visit
English OKLessons and inquiries
Trial Lesson
Begin with one quiet hour with flowers.
The trial lesson is 3,000 yen including materials. You can come without tools. Lessons are mainly held on Saturdays, with schedule consultation available.
Trial lesson
3,000 yen
Materials included
Admission fee
5,000 yen
One-time fee
2 lessons/month
8,000 yen
Materials included
3 lessons/month
12,000 yen
Materials included
Monthly fees include floral materials, but additional material fees may apply depending on the season.
- What to bringNo tools are required for the first trial lesson.
- Location2-4-24 Yachiyodai Minami, Yachiyo City, Chiba. 7 minutes from Yachiyodai Station.
- Regular lessonsLessons are usually available twice or three times a month.
Ikebana as Form
Not only arranging flowers, but shaping space.
Ikebana combines bamboo, branches, flowers, vessels, and empty space. You will learn how to observe materials and build your own expression step by step.
Line
Branches and bamboo change the movement of the room.
Space
Empty space is part of the work.
Season
Each lesson begins with materials of the moment.
Freedom
Learn the basics, then discover your own form.
Works
Selected Works
See how lines, vessels, flowers, and empty space shape each work, from beginner-friendly small pieces to contemporary compositions.
Season & Home
Ikebana for Seasons and Everyday Spaces
Ikebana is not only for exhibitions. It can bring the feeling of a season into an entrance, alcove, table, or special occasion.
Bringing Spring Inside
Budding branches and soft flower colors bring seasonal change into a room. Even familiar materials can become expressive through line and space.
Adding Seasonal Color
Branches, berries, and changing colors can bring a sense of the season into daily life. The scale and form are chosen for the place where the work will live.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions & Activity
Selected exhibition records show ongoing practice beyond regular lessons.
Oct 22 - 27, 2025
The 106th Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition "Flowers Are the Heart"
Exhibited as no. 243 in the latter term, Oct 25 - 27, 2025.
Jun 11 - 26, 2025
Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition "Flower Minuet"
Exhibited in Flower Minuet, term 2, no. 7.
Oct 23 - 28, 2024
The 105th Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition "Play More!"
Exhibited in the 105th Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition, "Play More!"
More Works
Instagram features seasonal works and exhibition examples that are not shown here.
Profile
Guidance for beginners and experienced learners.
Shiko Kobayashi joined Sogetsu School in 1981. She studied for more than 25 years under the late Chigusa Onaka, a direct student of Sofu Teshigahara, the first headmaster.
Since April 1999, she has taught ikebana at home. In addition to her own classes, she serves as an ikebana club advisor and as a language volunteer for lessons led by the headmaster and Sogetsu headquarters instructors. Lessons and inquiries are also available in English.
1981Joined Sogetsu School
1999Started teaching ikebana
2015First Grade Master Instructor Advisor
2018First Grade Master Instructor and Board Member
2022Ikebana club advisor at Dalton Tokyo School
2026Received the 2025 Encouragement Award from the current headmaster
Access
7 minutes from Yachiyodai Station.
2-4-24 Yachiyodai MinamiYachiyo City, Chiba 276-0033
Visits are by appointment only. Please contact us with your preferred date and time.