I went with Okaasan to an Ikebana viewing since she received free tickets from a friend. Ikebana is the art of flower arrangement. To me, that does not sound interesting. Whenever I thought of Ikebana I thought of something like this
Something simple and basically just flowers in a basket. That quiet, simplistic nature and aesthetic is the essence of traditional Japan. There were quite a few of these, but that`s not the whole story. Something I tend to forget is that there is always room for radical twists and progression within art, even the strict traditional kind.

It`s at times like this I am really glad I chose a host family. They want to show me so many different things, some of which are things I wouldn`t necessarily do on my own. It turns out Ikebana is actually pretty interesting in its` own right. I wonder what I will change my mind about next?

Location: yobitsugi, minami-ku, nagoya-shi, aichi-ken, Japan