[Ambassador] Sogetsu School Ikebana Expo

2023/10/14
On 14 October, Ambassador Mikami attended the opening event of the Sogetsu School Ikebana Expo at the Botanic Garden Meise. It displayed 35 flower arrangement works by Atsuko Bersma, Brussels-based Senior Teacher of Sogetsu, as well as her 25 pupils from different countries and regions. Each of these works is highly creative and unique, which is typical of Sogetsu school. 
Marking the 30th edition of her Ikebana Expo, this exhibition was held for the first time in four years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Blessed with beautiful weather, as many as 740 people visited the exhibition over the weekend enjoying the beauty of traditional Japanese culture and also the unique expression of the Sogetsu school.