SOHO SAKAI

Sogetsu School Ikebana

American Institute of Floral Designers AIFD,

Certified Floral Designer CFD

Sogetsu Ikebana– “Reflections of the Arranger”

About Soho Sakai

Soho Sakai, a native of Japan, began practicing the ancient Japanese art and discipline of Ikebana in 1957 in Kumamoto, Japan.  She received her teachers’ Diploma from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana in 1961, just prior to coming to the United States.  She holds the prestigious title of RIJI, the highest teaching rank of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. She is also a member of the internationally renowned American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). She has also published instructional videos and DVDs on the art of ikebana. The Sogetsu School honored Soho with the Sogetsu Sho Award in 2004 and with its 80th Anniversary Commemorative Overseas Award in 2007.

A much loved and respected teacher, she has taught in the Bay Area since 1974 and has a large and devoted following of students. Presently she teaches at City College of San Francisco, the Albany Community Center, Orinda Community Center, and the Carmel Garden Club. In addition, she gives private lessons at her residence and other locations. Her student enrollment numbers over 170. Ninety of her students hold Sogetsu Teacher’s Certificates.

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Sogetsu School Ikebana

美國花藝設計師協會AIFD，

花藝設計師CFD認證

池木壯月– “編曲的倒影”

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出生於日本的Soho Sakai於1957年在日本熊本市開始練習池袋的日本古代藝術和學科。來美國之前，她於1961年從Ikebana的Sogetsu學校獲得了教師文憑。她擁有RIJI的久負盛名，這是池袋Sogetsu學校的最高教職。她還是國際知名的美國花卉設計師協會（AIFD）的成員。她還出版了有關ikebana藝術的教學視頻和DVD。Sogetsu學校於2004年向Soho授予了Sogetsu Sho獎，並於2007年授予了其80週年海外紀念活動獎。

她自1974年以來就在海灣地區任教，是一位備受愛戴和尊敬的老師，並且有大量忠實的追隨者。目前，她在舊金山城市學院，奧爾巴尼社區中心，奧林達社區中心和卡梅爾花園俱樂部任教。此外，她還在自己的住所和其他地方提供私人課程。她的學生人數超過170。她的90名學生持有Sogetsu教師證書。