09 Feb 2026

Announcing the 2025 Sogetsu Excellence Award Nominees!

The "Sogetsu Excellence Award" was established in 2024 to celebrate outstanding talent within our school. For 2025, we received a total of 110 entries from Japan and around the world. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who applied.

Following a rigorous judging process by Iemoto Akane Teshigahara, we are proud to announce the 16 nominated works for the 2025 Sogetsu Excellence Award.

No.	Title	Group Name	Representative	Location
4	NGUYEN THI THANH HIEN	–	NGUYEN THI THANH HIEN	Vietnam/ベトナム
18	いけばなとの出会い展第69回草月星秀会展	草月会富山県支部星秀会	–	Toyama Prefecture, Japan 富山県
19	第33回草月樹々の会展「あしたの花」	草月樹々の会	–	Toyama Prefecture, Japan 富山県
22	Ikebanology 2025 by Anne-Charlotte “Maro” Nilsson	–	Anne-Charlotte “Maro” Nilsson	Sweden/スウェーデン
25	珀鳳会グループ展 continue	珀鳳会	–	Tokyo, Japan/東京都
26	蓮に魅せられて〜草月流いけばなを通じた地域文化の発信〜	出村丹雅草グループ	–	Tokushima Prefecture, Japan 徳島県
40	Alzheimer’s Society of Canada : Living Art Program – Sogetsu Ikebana	–	LEUNG, Yvonne Mei-Ling	Canada/カナダ
41	グループ蓉幸 (Yokou) デスカンソ・ガーデンにて秋の社中展2025	グループ蓉幸 (Yokou)	–	アメリカ合衆国 United States of America
48	EXHIBITION MOVE – Art, Action, Transformation	MOVE	–	Belgium/ベルギー
50	草月会富山県支部三創会花・創造　～あそべもっと～	草月会富山県支部三創会	–	Toyama Prefecture, Japan 富山県
62	草月流何顯成社中展	何顯成	–	Hong Kong/香港
64	Moonlit Whispers	Atelier Ikebana Makiko Morange	–	Hong Kong/香港
74	第74回南高祭　華道部「海に咲きし花たち」月形町デモンストレーション	札幌南高校華道部	–	Hokkaido, Japan/北海道
85	Awakening Exhibition	Saigon When Still Study Group	–	Vietnam/ベトナム
86	オカムラ×草月モダン空間に生命と色を― 西山光沙とその仲間たち	成城花のアトリエ	–	Tokyo, Japan/東京都
100	大和田映村門下社中合作お稽古	大和田門下火曜日チーム	–	Tokyo, Japan/東京都

From these nominees, the prestigious “Sogetsu Excellence Award of the Year” will be revealed during the “Flower Thanks Day” ceremony on Friday, March 27.

The ceremony is open to everyone and can be attended in person at the Sogetsu Kaikan / Sogetsu Hall or viewed via a free online livestream.

Please join us to witness the exciting moment the Sogetsu Excellence Award of the Year winner is announced!

Flower Thanks Day Overview

Ceremony

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 13:30 – 16:30 (JST)
Venue: Sogetsu Hall
Reception: Starts at 12:30 at the Ticket Seller (1st Floor, Sogetsu Hall)

Online Livestream (Free) The livestream will include simultaneous interpretation in English and Chinese.
Click here to join the Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82878498273