While there are many excellent books available on the art of Sogetsu Ikebana, there is no substitute for learning from a qualified instructor in a "hands on" class with other students. An instructor guides the student through the basics and then on to more creative arrangements and advanced techniques. Please contact an instructor in your area for more information about classes. For most, the study of Sogetsu Ikebana is a life long pursuit.

The following is a listing of instructors from our Branch.  Their contact information and the location(s) where they teach are listed here.

San Francisco and North Bay

Ron Kodo Brown  | Sonoma and Marin 707-894-2952    kodobrown@gmail.com

Jane Suiei Naito  | San Francisco, Alameda and Moraga 415.378-1100   ikebana_now@icloud.com

Joan Yusui Suzuki  | San Francisco and Kensington 510-232-7355     jts@sbcglobal.net

East Bay

Jane Suiei Naito  | Alameda and Moraga 415.937-8260  ikebana_now@icloud.com

Joan Yusui Suzuki  | Kensington 510-232-7355     jts@sbcglobal.net

South Bay

Thanh Hosui Nguyen  | Menlo Park 650 248,9127  nguyeht@gmail.com


Katsuko Biko Thielke  | Mountain View 650-964-3170  katsukothielke@gmail.com


Yoshiko Hogetsu Williams  | San Mateo 650-578-8767 hogetsu@hotmail.com