Ikebana room decoration and commenced in a rudimentary way to consider natural beauty in floral arrangement. At this time "ikebana" was known as "rikka". This same age conceived another form called "nageirebana". "Rikka" and "nageirebana" are the two branches into which "ikebana" has been divided. Popularity of the two styles vacillated between these two for centuries. In the beginning, "rikka" was stiff, formal, and more decorative while "nageirebana" was simpler and more natural. Although "nageirebana" began to come into favour in the Higashiyama period, "rikka" was still preferred, and "nageirebana" did not truly gain popularity until the Momoyama period, about a
Ikebana 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 religion. "Yorishiro" are objects that divine spirits are summoned to. Evergreen plants such as "kadomatsu" are a traditional decoration of the New Year placed in pairs in front of homes to welcome ancestral spirits or "kami" of the harvest. The pastime of viewing plants and appreciating