August, 2017
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Starts “Ikebana” Flower Arrangement
Workshops by Artist Hiroki Maeno for Overseas Guests
TOKYO - Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located inShinjuku, Tokyo, will start special 45 minute classes to teach overseas guests about “Ikebana” flowerarrangement which will be held on every other Thursday beginning from August 10 in a privateroom for JPY3,000 per participant. Instruction and commentary will be provided by the renowned
flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno.
Flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno has created special and unique flower arrangements for display in themain lobby of our hotel with each change of the seasons, four times a year. His newest flower arrangement willbe 2.7 meters wide by 5 meters tall and made from bamboo, greeneries and white enkianthus, which are symbolicof cool in Japan, to provide aesthetic relief from the summer heat. This arrangement will be displayed from
August 4 to 18, 2017 for all hotel guests to enjoy. The Keio Plaza Hotel has offered “Ikebana” flower
arrangement workshops to guests staying at our hotel on an ad hoc basis until now, but in response to strong
demand we will now begin offering these workshops on a regular basis and to a wider audience that includes
visitors not staying at our Hotel.
Over 75% of the guests staying at the Keio Plaza Hotel are overseas visitors from over 100 different countries.
Therefore, the Keio Plaza Hotel hosts various events throughout the year including live Koto Japanese harp
performances and other traditional Japanese craft exhibitions as opportunities for our guests to experience thebeauty of Japanese traditional culture. As part of our cultural experience programs, our hotel also provides
events to experience Japanese tea ceremony at our tea room facilities, and to wear traditional Japanese kimono
wedding gowns.

■ “Ikebana” Flower Arrangement Workshops
Date:
The 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month*For this month: August 24 (Thursday), 2017
Time:
4:30p.m. to 5:15p.m.
Location: Private room Family Parlor “Emerald”, 9th Floor of the South Tower(Limited to about 6 guests for both staying guests and visitors)
Fee:
JPY3,000 per adult (Includes flower materials, service fees and taxes)
Instructor: Ikebana Flower Arrangement Artist Hiroki Maeno
Reservations: Please contact “Guest Relations Desk,” or dial #7 from within our hotel.

About the Keio Plaza Hotel
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, located in Shinjuku at the very heart of the nation’s capital Tokyo, is one ofJapan’s leading international hotels. Our hotel boasts of over 20 restaurants and bars, and we host awide range of local and international guests who visit us for our welcoming facilities, warm
hospitality and unique services that allow them to experience Japanese culture, including our Hello
Kitty themed rooms, wedding kimono fitting experience, easy kimono (Yukata) experience, tea
ceremony, ikebana experience and many others. For more information about our facilities andservices, please visit our website, YouTube, Facebook or Instagram.

Contacts: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, Public Relations Manager
Yoko Sugiura,+81-3-5322-8010

y-sugiura@keioplaza.co.jp