37flowers

I was born and raised in Tokyo, and have recently made my home in the beautiful, history-filled city of Philadelphia. My journey with flowers started long before it became my craft -- even during my years working at a software company, I kept flowers around me. They had this quiet power to pull me out of work-brain mode and bring me back to myself. That feeling never left me, and eventually, I stopped ignoring it.I went on to study formally at Flower School New York, and what followed was nearly a decade of working with flowers in every way imaginable -- supporting wedding and event design in New York, and later running my own small flower business in Tokyo and Sapporo, specializing in intimate weddings and gift arrangements. Somewhere along that journey, I discovered ikebana, and it felt like the missing piece I didn't know I was looking for. The concept of designing with negative space, of letting emptiness speak just as loudly as the flowers themselves, resonated with me deeply.That philosophy is really at the heart of what I do and teach. Ikebana isn't about filling a vase -- it's about composing a relationship between form, line, and silence. Most people are surprised to discover that traditional masters spend more time deciding what not to include than what to put in. With my Ikebana Master License and nearly ten years of experience across multiple countries, I'm excited to bring this practice to Philadelphia and share it with a whole new community.I truly believe working with flowers is one of the most accessible tools we have to step away from the busyness of life and come back to ourselves -- whether you're a creative, a professional, or simply someone looking for a little more calm and intention in your week. That's what flowers have always given me, and it's what I hope to give you too.