Professor Naotaka Nakamura - October 12 & 14 Workshops
Professor Naotaka Nakamura began his study of Ikenobo Ikebana in 2010, and in 2016, he graduated from the Advanced Course at the Ikenobo Central Institute of Ikebana, Ikenobo Headquarters, Kyoto. He finished Rikka class with Professor Shinobu Akino and Shoka class with Professor Hirotaka Nakamura from 2017 to 2022.
Recently, he is studying the Special Advanced Course in Rikka with Professor Hirotaka Nakamura. He had award Tachibana Prize of Ikenobo Central Institute of Ikebana, Ikenobo Headquaters from 2013 to 2016. Also, he passed the Assistant Instructor exam in 2022 and became Assistant Instructor of Ikebana, Ikenobo Headquarters from April 2023.
In addition to his teaching and study of Ikebana, Professor Nakamura enjoys fishing in his free time. Among many flowers, Professor Nakamura loves Lotus the most. Professor Naotaka Nakamura lives in Fukuoka, Japan, and is 35 years old
Nakamura sensei provided the chapter with two full days of workshops as well as a demonstration of 8 ikenobo designs at the Tower Hill Ikebana International exhibition
The Workshops
The focus of the two workshops was shimputai, the 20th century ikenobo style that represents the
evolution from the traditional shoka and rikka to modern interpretations. Professor Nakamura explained to us the latest approaches to shimputai arrangements.
Thursday, October 12.
The morning workshop covered the fundamentals of shoka shimputai, first practiced in 1977. The afternoon workshop featured futakabu-ike, a variation of shoka shimputai that uses two kenzan in one container.
Saturday, October 14
This all-day workshop was devoted to rikka shimputai, which was introduced in 1999. Previous experience with rikka shofutai was helpful but not a requirement.
The October 14 workshop focused on Rikka shimputai
