Ikebana arranged as to express peace. All gifts of flowers must be in bud, so that the person to whom they are sent may have the pleasure of seeing them openquite a contrast to the present Western idea of everything being forced to perfection before leaving the florist. The spiritual aspect of "kadō" is considered very important to its practitioners. Some practitioners feel silence is needed while making "ikebana" while others feel this is not necessary. It is a time to appreciate things in nature that people often overlook because of their busy lives. It is believed that one becomes more
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