Ikenobo school holds year's first flower arrangement practice

Ikenobo school holds year's first flower arrangement practice

KYOTO, Japan - Women wearing traditional Japanese kimono take part in the year's first practice of arranging flowers under the Ikenobo school Jan. 5 at a practice site in Kyoto of the school head. About 1,400 pupils, aged between 11 and 97 from the nation, joined the event held at three practice sites in the ancient Japanese capital. (Kyodo)

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