With 550 years of history, Ikenobo has influenced many different styles of floral art. Ikenobo's history is mixed with traditions and innovation, both of which work together to constantly inspire a new development in the generations to come. People love flowers, and we have learned from our ancestors that flowers are not only beautiful, but that they can also reflect both inner feelings and the passage of time. When we understand the silent words and actions of the flowers and leaves, we will try to use a form to express our impression. We are drawn to the flowers and foliage in nature and want to reconfigure them in a new environment and give them a new sense of beauty. We are not simply reproducing the plants in their original state in nature, but instead using flowers, branches, and leaves to create new forms, specifically to show the impression the flowers and leaves have given us. Flowers and leaves reflect the harmony of natural forces, such as the cold winter wind bending the branches. Ikenobo is the most beautiful budding flower, beacause it symbolizes life and energy in the past, present, and future. The spirit of Ikenobo is not only in Japan, but it is practiced worldwide. We sincerely hope that the beauty of flowers and the love for all nature, including mankind, can spread throughout the world.

From the 2015 Ikenobo Autumn Tanabata Exhibition, I have decided to formally take my name as Senko Ikenobo, the Buddhist name I first received when I took Buddhist vows in 1989. On the occasion of celebrating the 70th anniversary of Headmaster Sen’ei Ikenobo’s becoming Forty-fifth Headmaster, I will make a new start as Senko Ikenobo.
To the best of my ability I hope to promote ikebana, one of the representative aspects of Japanese traditional culture, to the next generation..