About HanaYou

HanaYou is a Kyoto ikebana studio founded by Ryoko Arnwine. We help visitors experience Japanese flower arranging through calm, beginner-friendly classes rooted in real ikebana practice, seasonal materials, and personal instruction.

From our studio in Kyoto, Ryoko teaches guests how to slow down, observe natural materials, and create an arrangement with line, space, balance, and intention.

How You Can Join Us

In Kyoto

Join a hands-on ikebana class at HanaYou Kyoto Studio. Classes are beginner-friendly, available in English or Japanese, and designed for travelers who want a personal cultural experience rather than a large group activity.

Book your ikebana experience online

Learn From Anywhere

Explore HanaYou’s free ikebana guides and how-tos for seasonal flower arranging ideas, tools, schools of ikebana, and Japanese floral culture.

Read the HanaYou Ikebana Journal

Our Approach

Ikebana is not about using more flowers. It is about noticing line, space, season, and the character of each material.

At HanaYou, we teach with respect for tradition and room for personal discovery. Beginners do not need prior floral experience. The goal is to begin seeing differently and to create something that reflects your own attention.

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 students from around the world in a relaxed, welcoming way.

My cross-cultural background shapes how I teach and design today. I bring together the tradition I grew up with, the modern influences I embraced in New York, and the quiet seasonal beauty of Kyoto.

I hope you’ll join me in discovering the beauty and calm that ikebana can bring to your day.

- Ryoko