Kicking off after the summer, with a warm welcome to the new Consul General of Japan
18th July 2018 Mr Kojiro Uchiyama, welcomed with flowers of course! The Study Group gathered again after the summer break, and what a nice way to kickstart our activities again! We had the pleasure of a visit by the new Consul General of Japan and his wife, Mr Kojiro and Mrs Karen Uchiyama, accompanied by Ms Megumi Shimada, Consul for Cultural Affairs and Information, whom we all know as a well-wisher and friend of the Sogetsu Study Group. Mrs Karen Uchiyama This tea meeting was held at The Savera, a city hotel, who were helpful and accommodating of our needs for buckets, water and other odds and ends that are unique to Ikebana needs! Mr and Mrs Uchiyama are no strangers to India, having served at the embassy in New Delhi several years ago. In fact, they were familiar with our Sogetsu friends from New Delhi, and spoke fondly of the flower friendships and cooperation during their stay there. The meeting was well attended, with 17 of our members joining