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 beauty.

Landscape arrangement 
Large Rimpa-cho arrangement with two different types of chrysanthemums and blue hydrangea 
The landscape arrangement with native pine, cedar branches and pampas glass, etc. 
The Headmaster with the landscape arrangement 
Ms. Sekimitsu translating for the demo 
The Headmaster with star gazer lily 
Morimono arrangement with driftwood and orchid, chestnuts and various dried squash 
Heika arrangement 
Bunjin arrangement with nandina, quince, monkshood flower and dracena
