Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo begint met workshops in bloemschikkunst Ikebana
TOKIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, een prestigieus Japans hotel in de wijk Shinjuku in Tokio, begint met speciale cursussen van drie kwartier om buitenlandse gasten de bloemschikkunst Ikebana te leren. De lessen worden vanaf augustus om de twee weken op donderdag gegeven in een hotelkamer, voor 3000 yen per deelnemer. De vermaarde bloemschikkunstenaar Hiroki Maeno verzorgt de cursus en geeft adviezen.
Hiroki Maeno heeft voor ieder seizoen van het jaar speciale en unieke bloemstukken samengesteld voor de hoofdlobby van het hotel. Zijn nieuwste bloemstuk is 2,7 meter breed en 5 meter hoog en bestaat uit bamboe, groen gebladerte en witte enkianthus, die in Japan symbool staan voor koelte en in de zomer voor esthetische verkoeling zorgen. Het bloemstuk is van 4 tot 18 augustus 2017 voor alle hotelgasten te bezichtigen.
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Starts “Ikebana” Flower Arrangement Workshops |
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TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, starts special 45 minute classes to teach overseas guests about “Ikebana” flower arrangement which will be held on every other Thursday beginning from August in a private room for JPY3,000 per participant. Instruction and commentary will be provided by the renowned flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170816005431/en/
Flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno has created special and unique flower arrangements for display in the main lobby of our hotel with each change of the seasons, four times a year. His newest flower arrangement will be 2.7 meters wide by 5 meters tall and made from bamboo, greeneries and white enkianthus, which are symbolic of cool in Japan, to provide aesthetic relief from the summer heat. This arrangement will be displayed from August 4 to 18, 2017 for all hotel guests to enjoy. The Keio Plaza Hotel has offered “Ikebana” flower arrangement workshops to guests staying at our hotel on an ad hoc basis until now, but in response to strong demand we will now begin offering these workshops on a regular basis and to a wider audience that includes visitors not staying at our Hotel. Over 75% of the guests staying at the Keio Plaza Hotel are overseas visitors from over 100 different countries. Therefore, the Keio Plaza Hotel hosts various events throughout the year including live Koto Japanese harp performances and other traditional Japanese craft exhibitions as opportunities for our guests to experience the beauty of Japanese traditional culture. As part of our cultural experience programs, our hotel also provides events to experience Japanese tea ceremony at our tea room facilities, and to wear traditional Japanese kimono wedding gowns.
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From August, 2017, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo starts special 45 minute classes to teach overseas guests about “Ikebana” flower arrangement workshops. (Photo: Business Wire)