"Sogetsu WEST" Grand Open

The Sogetsu School Osaka, which had been initiated by the former Iemoto Hiroshi in 1982 and has been beloved by many Sogetsu ikebanists for nearly 40 years, will become “Sogetsu WEST” in KYOTO.

Sogetsu WEST will  bring  the joy of ikebana to Sogetsu members in west Japan as well as visitors who have never experienced Ikebana.

As a future-oriented place to learn Sogetsu Ikebana, we will explore the new possibilities of Ikebana without being restricted by conventional ideas, whilst respecting the heritage cultivated through the history of the Sogetsu School Osaka.

Please visit this place to experience ikebana in a  new way!

The Sogetsu School offers ikebana trial lessons where you can turn up to try without bringing anything.
Anyone who wants to develop themselves—from those who just want to touch flowers to those who are interested in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana—can experience the joy of arranging flowers here.

In addition to holding various ikebana classes, we open a space which will work as a communication and information sharing place.

Sogetsu WEST is 2 mins walk from Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station on the JR Sanin Line (2 km to the west from Kyoto Station).
The area is getting a lot of attention since the redevelopment has been supported by the City of Kyoto.

There are many popular places to visit including the following:

• Hotel Emion KYOTO
• Kyoto Aquarium
• Kyoto Railway Museum
• Umekoji Park（Japanese only）
• Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market（Japanese only）

Hotel Emion Kyoto 1st floor, 20-4 Sujakudounokuchi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 600-8842

One station from Kyoto Station on the JR Sagano Line (3 minutes)
2 minutes on foot from Umekoji-Kyotonishi Station by a connecting walkway.

About 14 minutes by car on Japan National Route 1 from the Meishin Expressway Kyoto Minami Interchange

* No free parking spaces are available. Please use public transportation or if you come to the facility by car, use a coin parking lot nearby.