Meet Motoko
Inspired from Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese aesthetical philosophy, Motokois a Japanese lifestyle brand that strives to inspire joy and bring calmness to our minds, spirits, and homes by introducing traditional Japanese restorative arts and practices into our daily living. These practices, Ikebana, Japanese flower arrangement, and Sadou, Japanese tea ceremony, are offered by Motoko and her associates to encourage nourishment of the mind and spirit by allowing us to reconnect with ourselves and nature by finding joy in the stillness and simplicity of living. Patrons can experience the stillness of creation with Ikebana,
Japanese flower arrangement, and embrace the regenerative arts and practices of traditional tea ceremony.
Our Manifesto
We enourage our clients to discover Japanese culture, and rediscover themselves by delving into healing cultural experiences and embrace the richness and diversity it offers. The following is our manifesto: To inspire joy and introspection into daily living by embracing clarity with the experience of creation, and to reconnect with ourselves through the stillness that Japanese restorative arts provides.
Harmonious living starts by reconnecting with You.
Brand Story
ブランドのはなし
Enchanted with Ikebana since childhood, Motoko Ishihara started her path in the traditional art of Japanese flower arranging as a 15-year-old high school student In Kurashiki, Japan. After immigrating to Dallas, Tx, in 2011, Ishihara founded Motoko Japan LLC, a Japanese cultural-educational platform, to link traditional Japanese culture with the rest of the world. At home, Ikebana and tea ceremony was an integral part of Ishihara’s life.
“My mother always arranged flowers, and my great uncle was a well-known teacher of flower arrangements in town. As soon as I graduated from university, I started learning Ikebana, and then later, tea ceremony. My mother would make tea, usually black tea for guests, neighbors, and friends stopping by to visit. Occasionally she made matcha and served it in
the simplest way. It was always a special and peaceful experience that reminds me of my roots, and this is the experience I want to share with others.”
– Motoko Ishihara
Inspired by Ishihara’s story, Motoko aims to share these traditional Japanese ceremonial practices with the world to help rejuvenate a person’s life and the atmosphere of one’s home through these practices.
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2011年石原意子エバンズがアメリカ
に移住してしばらく将来のビジョンも
見えず悩む日々の中、おいしいお茶や
美しい生け花に日本お伝統文化のす
ばらしさを再発見し、時代を超え日本
人が愛してきた価値や心を世界中の
人と共有したいと考えるようになる。
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Worked For
- Japan America Society Dallas Fort Worth
- Dallas Japanese Association
- Crow Collection of Asian Art
- Samurai Collection
- Southern Methodist University
- Collin College
- Grand Seiko
- Kinokniya America Inc.
- Newtown CT Senior Center and Park and Recreation Center
- Speech for Asian Heritage, Dallas City Hall, Eastfield College,
- Class and cutomized workshops and event for individual and group
- Wedding Flowers
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