Author: Yoko

The 18th NAOTA Conference was held June 9-12, 2019. Associate Professor Ami Kudo from Headquarters in Tokyo led the workshops. Her instruction earned her a standing ovation. As you may know, she is a daughter of the late Professor Kazuhiko Kudo. On the first day of the conference, Associate Professor Kudo gave a special demonstration…

The 17th NAOTA conference was an outstanding one led by the headmaster Hiroki Ohara and assistant professor Hirokazu Yokohigashi who showed us the influence of nature’s wonderful material. Lorian Roberts the conference chair and her committee worked hard to make the conference outstanding. On the final day the headmaster gave a demonstration full of autumn’s…

Workshop Arrangements

The 14th NAOTA Conference in Honolulu has ended; it was a great success. Professor Hirokazu Yokohigashi from Japan led a three-day workshop and gave a powerful demonstration on the final day of the conference. Workshop arrangements The photos shown below are arrangements from the workshop. On Thursday afternoon, Prof. Yokohigashi had all the students create…

The 13th NAOTA conference was held April 1- 5, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA. Minako Hayashida and Satsuki Palter, co-chairs hosted the outstanding conference. Associate professor Hirokazu Yokohigashi and Assistant Professor Hozuki Oyama were the instructor for the seminars. The final demonstration was given on Saturday, April 5th, 2014.

The 12th NAOTA Conference was held on September 30 — October 5, 2013. The conference co-chairs, Mrs. Ronell Douglass and Mrs. Ronnie Iorio, along with their Conference Committee members hosted another wonderful event. Assistant Professor Nishi provided a three day workshop for the NAOTA attendees and gave a wonderful demonstration at the the Crown Plaza…

The 11th NAOTA Conference was held on September 10 — 14, 2012. The Northern Ohio Chapter hosted an outstanding conference. The workshops were held at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. It was a delight for us to have Ms. Wakako Ohara present at the conference. Professor Morishita and Associate Professor Nishi led a three day workshop…

The 10th annual NAOTA Conference held in Victoria B.C. was a resounding success. Lorian Roberts and the Study Group offered a wonderful conference for 50 NAOTA participants. During conference a workshop was given by Assist. Professor Nishi with the assistance of Grandmasters Kawamura and Shohara. All participants had strong challenges with unusual flower materials. After…

The 9th NAOTA conference was held in Chicago. The conference Chair was Grandmaster Kazuko Ernst and the Assistant Chair was E-Ling Lou. Chief Executive Officer Wakako Ohara, Headmaster Hiroki Ohara, and Ms. Toshiko Tatsumi came from Japan to attend. Professor Kuniaki Seki led a three day workshop, with Assistant Professor Akihiro Nishi assisting.