Fourth Iemoto
Akane Teshigahara

Akane Teshigahara, daughter of Hiroshi Teshigahara, film director and third Iemoto of Sogetsu, was born in 1960. She was brought up close to Sofu Teshigahara, her grandfather and first Iemoto, and Kasumi Teshigahara, her aunt and second Iemoto.
Akane learned Ikebana from Kasumi from early childhood. She expressed her eagerness to seek after a new way of Ikebana when she planned and produced a street exhibition "Sogetsu: HANA Avenue" at Omotesando, Tokyo to show Sogetsu works to people outside the normal Ikebana world. She inaugurated Akane Junior Class in the hope of giving children a chance to develop their sensibility through Ikebana, and she has dedicated herself to teaching. She is now also expanding her activities in other fields including design of space, and has established her own style by being in tune with the times.