Shoka Shimputai

“Shoka Shimputai” is the modern form of Shoka.

This Ikebana book introduces the basic composition of modern Shoka before going on to describe, with the aid of diagrams and colour pictures, how to arrange beautiful Shoka style Ikebana. The style Shoka Shimputai takes the traditional Shoka forms and adapts them to the modern age, not relying on set forms.

In this Ikebana book you will discover how materials are combined, how Shoka take its cue from nature and the “rhythm of life” and the importance of space.