# Event Details - **Event Name**: Guided Tour of Ikebana Walk - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 12:30 pm – Sun, 13 Jul, 2025 at 02:30 pm - **Event Description**: A free guided walking tour exhibition of Japanese flower arrangement to support Lakeview & Roscoe Village's local businesses!About this EventThis event is for the guided walking tour which will happen once on each day (on Saturday & Sunday) of the Ikebana Walk for a limited group of 20. The tour will start at 12:30 PM and takes roughly 2 hours to complete. The intial meeting place will be infront of J. Crew (3423 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657).Ikebana WalkThe Japanese Culture Center, in partnership with the Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce and Japanese Arts Foundation, is hosting an Ikebana Walking Exhibition July 8th and 9th in the Southport Corridor with Ikebana instructors, artists, and students will install flower arrangements from two different schools of Ikebana taught at the center; Ikenobo and Ohara Ryu. In addition, there will be Ikebana themed, avant-garde Japanese calligraphy and origami flower arrangements on display at some participating locations. This event is generously sponsored by SSA 27 and Melissa & John Ziberna.The exhibition features the Japanese art of flower arrangement, or ikebana (ee-keh-bah-nah) in local restaurants and business storefront windows throughout the Southport Corridor allowing safe public access to this beautiful and unique art. Ikebana flower arrangements are meant to be viewed from a single perspective, rather than in the round as often seen in western arrangements. This allows for a perfect experience viewing this art through the window fronts of your favorite local business! The Lakeview neighborhood was historically considered the unofficial Japantown of Chicago. This collaboration seeks to connect our neighborhood’s past with the present, while supporting local restaurants and businesses.This general Ikebana Walk is free of charge and will take place from 12 - 6 PM CDT on Saturday (7/12) and 12 - 4 PM CDT on Sunday (7/13).We also have an informational table near J. Crew (3423 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657).In addition, Galleria Liqueurs (Southport) will be hosting sake tastings and In addition, Galleria Liqueurs (Southport) and Konbini and Kanpai will be hosting pours of Sapporo (on Saturday)during the Ikebana Walk. More information to come.Ikebana - IkenoboIkebana originated with Ikenobo, beginning in Kyoto, Japan. Passed down through generations of the Ikenobo family and from teacher to student, Ikenobo has spread throughout Japan and around the world for over 1,000 years.The Chicago Chapter was founded over 50 years ago by Senior Professor Ikka Nakashima. She is the second woman ever to receive the highest honor given outside the Imperial family, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays. The Emperor of Japan personally presented her with this award in Tokyo for her tireless service in promoting Japanese arts and culture.The Japanese Culture Center offers virtual and in-person workshops and classes at the introductory and intermediate/advanced levels in the Ikenobo style with Charles Harris Sensei.Charles Harris SenseiProfessor Charles Harris is the leader of the Chicago Chapter of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society, a role which he assumed at the request of Professor Nakashima in 2010. The Chapter holds regular exhibitions at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago and the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is passionate about sharing ikebana with those not frequently able to access Japanese cultural arts. After Professor Nakashima's passing in 2014, her collection of tea and ikebana implements, kimonos, obi and other cultural items were donated to the Japanese Culture Center. Professor Harris serves as Curator of this extensive collection and is also is a recipient of the Japan America Society of Chicago's Cultural Achievement Award.Ikebana - Ohara RyuThe Ohara School of Ikebana was founded by Unshin Ohara when he explored the fields and mountains and tried to develop a style of Ikebana that would express the beauty of natural scenery, while incorporating Western-style flowers, creating the Moribana style. The Japanese Culture Center offers several virtual workshops, classes, and information sessions for those looking to learn about and explore a more modernized style of ikebana.Yuko Inoue Darcy SenseiSince 2005, Ms. Inoue-Darcy has been teaching Ikebana throughout Chicagoland. She is a member of and an instructor in the Ohara School of Ikebana, both in Japan and in the U.S. Originally from Japan, Ms. Inoue-Darcy practiced Ikebana, Tea Ceremony and Incense Ceremony from a young age. Ms. Inoue-Darcy moved to the U.S. where she received a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was also an instructor of Japanese Language. In 1994, she accepted a teaching position at West Side High School, a public high school in Gary, Indiana, striving to inspire and nurture students with Japanese art, culture and language. Ms. Inoue-Darcy has traveled to more than 20 countries, exploring her curiosity about each country’s indigenous plants, flowers and arrangement styles.Currently, Ms. Inoue-Darcy is an active Ikebana lecturer, exhibitor, and demonstrator who travels nationally and internationally. She teaches regularly at the Japanese American Service Committee, the Evanston Art Center, the Japanese Culture Center, as well as at her own studio in Lincoln Park. Her principal teachers are the late Hougyoku Hirai, the late Kazuko Ernst, and Houhatsu Takeuchi. Ms. Inoue-Darcy is a President of the Ohara School of Ikebana Chicago Chapter.ShodoShodo is the Way of the Brush or Japanese calligraphy. It is an artistic way of writing the Japanese language using brush (fude) and ink (sumi). This form of writing with a set brush stroke order allows for a creative way to produce works of art.There are different calligraphy styles: kaisho (correct writing) described as deliberate and clear strokes similar to newspaper print, gyousho (traveling writing) seen as a semi cursive style, and sousho (grass writing) the flowing cursive style. Often tied with meditation, the mind is cleared to let the letters flow out with little effort. This state of mind is called "mu shin" or “no mind state.”Hekiun Oda SenseiOda Sensei created the calligraphy used for the Ikebana Walk logo and is a representative of the prestigious Genshinkai, based in Kobe, Japan, holding the highest level of instructional certification (Shihan). He also is a recipient of the Japan America Society of Chicago's Cultural Achievement Award and has had a gallery space in the Uniqolo on Michigan Ave.Mr. Oda was grew up in Kobe City, Japan, and began studying shodo at the age of 5 under the Goun Katsura. Having relocated to Chicago in 1990, Mr. Oda has demonstrated large brush Shodo and held many exhibitions throughout the Chicagoland area and the US.His art is a reflection of his heart and he expresses his form through his powerful and bold strokes. After he moves his brush, there is no going back.OrigamiTy Yamamoto SenseiYamamoto Sensei is a Chicago-based filmmaker, photographer and Japanese language teacher with a passion for origami or the art of folding paper. From childhood, he has loved folding various, intricate paper creations. Yamamoto Sensei has been teaching virtually at the Japanese Culture Center, since 2020 and has shared his art with hundreds of students, as well as, various universities and businesses worldwide.Liz NelsonMs. Nelson is a JCC volunteer that was drawn into our community through origami. Her love of folding started when she was 10 years old, making folded lilies. Since moving to Chicago, she has progressed futher than flowers and has worked on modular origami consisting of various interlocking pieces as her pastime.*photo of the arrangement below is copyrighted by Ohara Ryu* https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/ec0c6b10-4e37-11f0-ab4a-950260302324-rimg-w740-h740-dcf1f1f0-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ec3ffe30-4e37-11f0-a75f-ad90100ea0f1-rimg-w1200-h169-dcf7f8f3-gmir.jpg A current list of businesses that are participating, thus far:Aura Candle Bar - Ikenobo - 3338 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Bombastic Café - Ohara Ryu - 3732 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613Bonobos - Ikenobo - 3434 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Candyality - Ohara Ryu - 3737 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613Capital One Café - Ikenobo - 3435 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Evereve - Ikenobo - 3440 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Fleet Feet Lakeview - Ikenobo - 3359 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Framebridge Southport - Ikenobo - 3453 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Galleria Liqueurs - Ohara Ryu - 3409 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Lush - Origami - 3430 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Music Box Theatre - Ohara Ryu - 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613Noodles & Company - Origami - 3419 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Paper Source - Shodo - 3543 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Sephora - Ohara Ryu - 3405 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Southport Grocery and Cafe - Ikenobo - 3552 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657Starbucks - Ohara Ryu - 3400 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657US Apothecary (K. Hall Studio) - Ohara Ryu - 3451 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/guided-tour-of-ikebana-walk/100001378271179199 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, exhibitions, fine-arts, meditation, meetups, health-wellness, theatre, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fguided-tour-of-ikebana-walk-tickets-1378271179199 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Chicago - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Southport Corridor Chicago - **lat**: 41.94000399999999 - **long**: -87.663968 - **full address**: Southport Corridor Chicago, 3200 - 3900 N. 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