Naoko Zaima

Naoko Zaima is an Ikebana instructor certified by Sogetsu School of Ikebana, and teaches classes in creating Ikebana arrangements and creates her arrangements for local parties and events in Los Angeles. Her new style of ikebana that combines traditional Ikebana techniques with a modern touch has been applied by western style florists. She is very affirming and believes that all Ikebana is precious, beautiful and loveable because it has been created using a sense of feeling and reflects a person's spirit and state of mind. She is from Japan, and now lives in Santa Monica, California.