Ikebana tea ceremony rooms called "chabana". This style is the opposite of the Momoyama style and emphasizes rustic simplicity. "Chabana" is not considered a style of "ikebana" but is separate. The simplicity of "chabana" in turn helped create the "nageirebana" or "thrown-in" style. The receptacles used in flower arranging come in a large variety. They are traditionally considered not only beautiful in form, material, and design but are made to suit the use to which they will be put, so that a flower can always be placed in an appropriate receptacle, and probably in one especially designed for that particular sort
Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre and proposed a Japanese garden for the town. The Japanese government agreed to support this development as a sign of thanks for the respectful treatment of their war dead; the development also received money from the Australian government and private entities. The Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre opened in 1979, and the second stage opened in 1986. An annual "Sakura Matsuri" (cherry blossom festival) is held in the gardens during September and celebrates the birth of spring. The garden hosts Girl's Day and Boy's Day festivals, tea ceremonies, demonstrations and workshops on Japanese crafts including calligraphy, origami and Ikebana,