Ikebana Studio Atelier SOKA

You will mingle with regular Ikebana learners and

take a big challenge to create the fundamental Ikebana flower style.

What we’ll do:

Ikebana artist, Mika Otani, who is a leader of our team has regular Ikebana classes. You will jump in a regular class and learn the basic skills of Ikebana. Mika or other experienced teachers demonstrates how to arrange the fundamental flower style, the basic upright style of Sogetsu school, then you will try to arrange the same style. The merit of this course is that you can mingle with other Ikebana practitioner and appreciate each artwork after your creation.

The style of teaching Ikebana is unique. Each student receives individual attention within a classroom setting. Students will get the opportunity to work with other students, observe other students’ arrangements as well as receive individual instruction from the teacher.  As for you, a teacher will be always besides you and teach you in English. You don't have to worry about jumping in a regular class.

Atelier Soka Homepage : http://www.atelier-soka.com/english/

Mika Otani's Instagram is here: https://instagram.com/mikaotani_flowers/



Where we will be:



The address is here:

8-minutes walf from Omotesando Station

The address is here: Park HIlls Minami-aoyama 101, 4-15-4, Minami-aoyama, Minatoku, Tokyo

Google map:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qqomXy9NZwAn9M1HA

Here is the Atelier of Ikebana artist, Mika Otani.
Even actually near to the luxury brands street, the atelier is located in a quiet high-class residential area.

Fee:

18,000 yen per person

(all floral materials are inclusive)

All tools are rented in your experience.

If you want to buy KENZAN(a needle-pin holder) and a shallow container, and Ikebana scissors,

please let us know in advance.

We will bring tools that you want to buy.

FYI

KENZAN(Spike-pin holder) 2,000 Yen

Shallow container 1,000 Yen

Ikebana scissors 4,000 Yen

As for tools, please pay by cash on the lesson day. If you want to pay by credit card, we will send you the PayPal link to pay in advance. Pleaes let us know at least 2 days before the lesson.

Time:

It takes about 60-90 mins. It depends on you.

All Necessary Tools:

All tools including Ikebana scissors, Kenzan, and flower containers are available in the classroom.

About cancellation

If your cancellation is at least 3 weeks before in advance of the experience,

you will receive a full refund. The fee will pay back to your credit card.

You may cancel by email to smile@mika-otani.com

If your cancellation is less than 3 weeks in advance,

you will lose the payment for the experience.

This gives us the opportunity to fill the experience.

ようこそ！アトリエ双香の体験レッスン予約フォームです。

＊This lesson will be conducted only in Japanese! If you are English speaker, please check this page!

https://www.atelier-soka.com/english/triallesson.html

＊教室が六本木から表参道へ移転します。

(４月２０日レッスンまで六本木　４月２３日より表参道）

現在六本木で教室をやっていますが、常設のアトリエを表参道に準備中で、教室も表参道に移転します。

表参道新アトリ住所

東京都港区南青山４−１５−４　パークヒルズ南青山１０１



火曜日は、昼の部と夜の部があり、土曜日は、午前の部と午後の部があります。

土曜日の体験レッスンは、午前に行う月と午後に行う月がありますので、間違えないようにお願いします。

体験レッスンの内容

体験レッスンは、はじめて生け花にトライする方に向けたレッスンです。鋏の持ち方、剣山の使い方の説明からはじまり、草月流の一番基礎となる花型「基本立真型」を実際にいけてもらいます。まず講師のデモを見てから、ゆっくり真似するようにやっていくので、心配はいりません。生け花は、空間感覚やバランスがとても大切。まずは、この感覚をしっかり身につけるため、草月流の花型を勉強していきます。地道な基礎の勉強が、その先に待っている創作の道への大きな土台となっていきます。

来ていただく前に、主宰者である華道家・大谷美香のInstagramをぜひ見ておいてください。

たくさんの作品をアップしていますので、「生け花って何？」を視覚的に知って頂けると思います。アカウントは、mikaotani_flowersです。

https://www.instagram.com/mikaotani_flowers/

レッスン時間

１時間半から２時間です。体験レッスンは、説明も多く、講師もかかりっきりになるので、遅刻はないようにお願いします。

料金

花材費込みで、8,800円

持ってくるもの

花を持って帰るための手提げ袋と花を包む新聞紙5枚ほど、ハンドタオル、筆記用具。
剣山や花器など、生け花に必要な道具は全てお貸しします。

キャンセルとお支払い

一旦予約するとキャンセルはできません。ただし３日前まで受け付けていますので、予定が分かってから予約を入れることをおすすめします。事前のカード決済となっています。

（通常のお稽古は、その都度現金でお支払い頂いています。体験レッスンのみ、事前のお支払いとさせて頂いています）

*先着順となっており、定員があります。キャンセル待ちはできます。キャンセル待ちをしていると、キャンセルが出た場合にご連絡がいきます。その際、もう一度予約してください。キャンセル待ちだけで、自動的に予約確定になることはありません。

今後のこと

教室は土曜日クラスも平日クラスも、どちらで体験レッスンを受けても、入会後は曜日を決める必要はありません。自由にスケジュールを自分で決めることができるシステムなので、体験レッスンは、まずは都合のいい日程で受けてください。

もし、「楽しいな」と思って頂けたら、もちろん入会はいつでもWelcome！　一緒に生け花を楽しんでいきましょう！

これは大事！土曜日と平日では、時間が違います。ご注意ください！土曜日は、朝から夕方まで、平日火曜日は、昼から夜までのレッスンとなります。



教室の場所について

六本木教室（４月２０日土曜日まで）

ミッドタウン横、六本木駅７番出口目の前です。１階が『PARS』というペルシャ絨毯屋のビルの３階。下がGoogle mapになります。

https://goo.gl/maps/C2b2i8aQ7LtyzDY78

表参道教室（４月２３日火曜日以降）

表参道駅より歩いて徒歩８分

住所：東京都港区南青山４−１５−４　パークヒルズ南青山１０１号室　アトリエ双香

下がGoogle mapになります。

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gf61aRnB94fSx4it8

You have 2 options as for the intensive course.

Option 1:

Mika has regular classes in Roppongi, so you can jump in a regular class and take lessons intensively. If you can come to her regular class several times and achieve 20 lessons, then you can apply the 1st certification of Sogetsu Ikebana school.

Mika's regular classes are conducted basically on Tuesday from 2:30 pm or from 6:30 pm.

2 Tuesday in one month. Please check the lesson date on her website.

https://www.atelier-soka.com/english/access.html

Option 2:

Mika's desciples ( of course they have already teacher's diploma formally) can teach you. You can know and acqure the skill of Ikebana as much as possible for 3 hours. Please email us about the availability. We need to check the teacher's schedule

As for a goup lesson (more than 6 guests) will be accepted if the schedule is macthed. Mika prepare the place and conduct a lesson for a group. Please let me know your schedule and request freely. Thank you for understanding!



What we’ll do: What we’ll do:

If you are serious to explore Ikebana world, we strongly recommend this course. You learn the spirit of Ikebana intensively. You’ll start to learn from the fundamental skills, how to hold scissors and how to fix flowers with special apparatuses. At the beginning you’ll arrange the basic traditional flower style with looking at the special diagram, then you will create your own art work by the gentle guidance by a teacher. Ikebana is regarded an art, like drawings, music, and sculpture. You invest your ideas and emotions into your work. To express something through flower materials is our goal.

The fun experience,

but you will feel and touch the new sense of beauty that Ikebana has,

learning the fundamental Ikebana flower style!

More silent and more private experience

The maximum occupancy of this Ikebana lesson is just 6 people at one time.

You will forget hustle and bustle of the city and can realize another aspect of the big Tokyo.

Please talk with flowers in a silent place and talk with yourself.

Here is the photo album!

Please check smiles of our guests!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/aAkv54a47rctzhh36

What we’ll do:

You will learn the fundamental Ikebana flower style, the basic upright style of Sogetsu school which is one of the biggest schools in Ikebana world.

Every Sogetsu Ikebana artist started their study from this flower style.

A teacher will show you how to hold scissors, how to use kenzan (a needle-pin holder), how to create the basic Ikebana style.

After her demonstration, you will try to make the same flower style by yourself.

You will understand the sense of space and the meaning of Ikebana with creating your artwork.

This course is led by an experienced Ikebana teacher who has certified formally by Sogetsu school of Ikebana.

The photo is the basic upright style of Sogetsu school.







Experience Fee:

18,000 yen per person (all floral materials and tax are inclusive)

All tools are rented in your experience.

If you want to buy KENZAN(a needle-pin holder) and a shallow container, and Ikebana scissors,

please let us know in advance.

We will bring tools that you want to buy.

FYI

KENZAN(Spike-pin holder) 2,000 Yen

Shallow container 1,000 Yen

Ikebana scissors 4,000 Yen

Time:

It takes 70 mins.

Where we will be:

The address is here:

Park HIlls Minami-aoyama 101, 4-15-4, Minami-aoyama, Minatoku, Tokyo

Google map:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qqomXy9NZwAn9M1HA

Here is the Atelier of Ikebana artist, Mika Otani.
Even actually near to the luxury brands street, the atelier is located in a quiet high-class residential area.

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How to book:

Please select the date you want to book on the calendar of this page.

You can book and pay by credit card on Internet.

If you want to change the language of the page from Japanese to English,

please click the language button with the bottom button.

The deadline for booking

7 days before the experience day

After that, please ask us by message. If you can't find your available day on the list, please ask us by message. We want to try to manage the schedule as much as possible.

We try to save the space and the experienced Ikebana master.

If possible, we recommend strongly to book the experience 14 days before the experience.

About cancellation

If your cancellation is at least 3 weeks before in advance of the experience,

you will receive a full refund. The fee will pay back to your credit card.

You may cancel by email to smile@mika-otani.com

If your cancellation is less than 3 weeks in advance,

you will lose the payment for the experience.

This gives us the opportunity to fill the experience.

Website of Mika Otani

If you are interested in Ikebana world, please visit of the top page of Atelier Soka. You can see our leader's a lot of activity on events, concert, the shooting studio of movies, and so on.

https://www.atelier-soka.com/english/

Another experience

Mika has regular classes for her regular students. You can jump in her regular class and learn Ikebana with a lot of other regular students. But We are afraid that the number who can participate in this course is limited unfortunately as we have regular students there. The regular class will be conducted on Satuday and Tuesday.

https://coubic.com/ikebana-english-atelier-soka/303096#pageContent

Check the Instagram & YouTube of

Mika Otani ( Ikebana artist, a leader of our team)

You'll look at a lot of her Ikebana works.

It's easy way to understand what is Ikebana.

https://www.instagram.com/mikaotani_flowers/

https://www.youtube.com/@ikebana-artist