Consul-General Ito Attends the Toronto Japanese Garden Club’s 67th Annual Flowers and Bonsai Show
2019/10/30
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On Oct. 26, Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito attended and gave remarks at the Toronto Japanese Garden Club’s 67th Annual Flowers and Bonsai Show. Inspired by the autumn season, awards were given to the exceptional arrangements of chrysanthemum cultivated in a wide variety of ways. Because the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito had just taken place on Oct. 22, the single style arrangement of the chrysanthemum (ichimonji-kiku), said to be the source of the Imperial Family’s chrysanthemum crest, was also on display. Works of ikebana and bonsai with the theme of “autumn” were lined on display, and demonstrations were given on both bonsai and ikebana.
Ms. Irene Foulkes, President of the Toronto Japanese Garden Clubm, gives opening remarks.
Single-style arrangement of the chrysanthemum (ichimonji-kiku).
A prize-winning arrangement of cultivated chrysanthemum.
A Halloween ikebana arrangement.
An ikebana demonstration using autumn grass and flowers.
Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito with Mr. Dan Maeda who was given
the top prize for his cultivated chrysanthemum.