About HanaYou

At HanaYou, we help you slow down and reconnect with nature through ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement. From our studio in Kyoto to online sessions you can join from anywhere, we share a gentle, seasonal practice designed to fit real homes and real life.

How You Can Join Us

Online – Explore the HanaYou Ikebana Journal for inspiration, book private remote sessions, or (coming soon) learn at your own pace with on-demand courses.

In Kyoto – Step into our intimate studio for hands-on, small-group ikebana sessions. If you’re visiting Japan, it’s a unique, memory-making experience you’ll treasure forever.

For Teams – Bring calm focus and creative connection to your workplace with our corporate ikebana workshops, offered both remotely and in person. Teams at Meta, Slack, Pinterest, Adobe, Dropbox, and more have trusted us to create meaningful bonding moments for high-performing teams.

Our Approach

Ikebana is not about “more flowers”—it’s about noticing: line, space, season. We combine the best of Eastern and Western floral sensibilities, emphasizing natural form and restraint so the materials can speak for themselves.

A Note from Our Founder

I’m Ryoko Arnwine, a Japanese floral designer and long-time ikebana practitioner. I studied Mishō-ryū ikebana for seven years in Osaka while working as a floral designer for the Ritz-Carlton Osaka. In 2017, I brought my work to New York, where I founded HanaYou in 2023. In 2025, I returned to Kyoto — the birthplace of ikebana — to share this art with locals, travelers, and online students in a relaxed, welcoming way.

My cross-cultural background shapes how I teach and design today, blending the tradition I grew up with and the modern influences I’ve embraced along the way. I hope you’ll join me in discovering the beauty and calm that ikebana can bring to your space and your day.

- Ryoko

Try ikebana with HanaYou

• Start Online: Subscribe to our newsletter, book a remote session, or download on-demand courses.
• See Kyoto Dates: Coming to Japan? Book an unforgettable hands-on ikebana experience in Kyoto, where the artform was born.