Wintersweet flowers bloom modestly and gracefully, earlier than other flowers in the cold winter season. The flower language is "modesty", "compassion", and "charity", because the flowers bloom with it's face down. They bloom earlier than other winter flowers, making them rare. Because of this, they're also called "seer", in Japanese.
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Rijo Miyamoto is an Ikebana Artist (Kado-ka) and the vice-head of the Koryu Toyokai Suibokuka Temae. He was born in 1976 in Tokyo. He started learning Ikebana from his grandmother (the founder of Koryu Toyokai), mother (second generation head of the family) and Riho Miyamoto at the age of 2. He started demonstrating Ikebana at displays when he was in university. He has displayed his works at the International Ikebana World Championships and the Japan Ikebana Exhibition. He became vice-head of the family in 2009.
He has been invited to exhibitions in Tunisia, the “Janadriya” in Saudi Arabia and an international festival called “the Heart of Japan” hosted by the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He has also held demonstrations in Moscow, Russia and other countries worldwide. He has been rewarded the All Japan Ikebana Competition Special Rewards and more. He is a member of the Japan Ikebana Art Association and Ikebana International.
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