"Not only beautiful flowers but also buds and withered flowers have life, and each has its own beauty. By arranging flowers with reverence, one refines oneself" - Ikenobo Senno, 1542

How to join our Chapter

Member Benefits & Application

We welcome you to join the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Boston, a local chapter of the Ikenobo School of Floral Art, Kyoto, Japan, regardless of experience level.

Membership includes:

  • access to monthly ikebana workshops, including those taught by high-ranking US-based teachers and visiting professors from Japan;

  • a copy of Hana No Arakuruto, the annual Ikenobo magazine;

  • opportunities to earn Ikenobo ikebana certificates; and

  • access to an Ikenobo Study Tour taking place every four years in Kyoto.

  • access to Members Only page, with our Ikenobo Compendium, archive of newsletters, some lessons and more

Annual dues, payable by December 1st of each year, are:

  • $55 for regular members ($25 for those joining after March 15th)

  • $125 special membership rate (optional; holders of Level 6 certificates and above)

  • $30 for associate members (members of other chapters)

Please PRINT AND COMPLETE THIS FORM and mail a check to the address provided. Thank you for joining us!


For people north of Boston in New Hampshire and Maine , please visit 
https://newenglandikenoboikebana.org
the website of the Kittery Point Chapter, our sister organization.