Ikebana a piece's color combinations, natural shapes, graceful lines, and the implied meaning of the arrangement. Another common but not exclusive aspect present in "ikebana" is its employment of minimalism. Some arrangements may consist of only a minimal number of blooms interspersed among stalks and leaves. The structure of some Japanese flower arrangements is based on a scalene triangle delineated by three main points, usually twigs, considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, human, and earth, or sun, moon, and earth. Use of these terms is limited to certain schools and is not customary in more traditional schools. A notable exception
Ikebana arrangements for the movie. Of particular note is a very large "suna-no-mono" arrangement that was recreated based on a historic piece arranged in the Maeda clan residence in Bunroku 3 (1594) that took 14 people ten days to make and measured in height and in length. Ikebana "Kadō" is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with "kōdō" for incense appreciation and "chadō" for tea and the tea ceremony. "Ikebana" is from the Japanese and . Possible translations include "giving life to flowers" and "arranging flowers". Plants play an important role in the native Shinto