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The Wafu School of Ikebana, an influential school of Japanese flower arranging, was founded in 1912 by Wafu Teshigahara. Headquartered in Tokyo, the school has chapters throughout Japan and in many major countries, including the U.S.
It has an active California chapter called the Wafukai Ikebana Society, which sponsors this website.
The design philosophy of the Wafu School emphasizes the natural beauty of plant materials; that is, it respects the characteristic beauty of flowers and plants in their natural state, season by season. Wafukai arrangers strive for exquisite harmony between the flowers, the container, and the environment in which the arrangement is displayed. With a less restrictive approach to flower arranging than many other schools, the Wafukai philosophy teaches the designer to "arrange the flowers that you like – suitably – in a container that you like." It is a philosophy that nurtures the artistic sense of the individual arranger, while providing each artist with extensive instruction on the techniques needed for successful creativity.
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