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Ikebana Schools - YAML

Ikebana schools are systematic approaches to Japanese flower arrangement, with each school possessing its own aesthetic and techniques. Major schools including Ikenobo, Sogetsu-ryu, and Ohara-ryu developed under different historical backgrounds and philosophies, and continue to be widely studied both in Japan and internationally. Understanding the characteristics of each school reveals the depth and diversity of ikebana.

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- code: "01"
  slug: "ikenobo"
  name: "Ikenobo"
  description: "Japan's oldest ikebana school, founded during the Muromachi period with approximately 700 years of history."
  foundedYear: "室町時代後期（約15世紀）"
  founder: "池坊専慶"
  headquarters: "京都・六角堂（紫雲山頂法寺）"
  currentHeadmaster: "池坊専永（第45世家元）"
  mainStyles:
    - "立花"
    - "生花"
    - "自由花"
  philosophy: "自然の姿をそのまま活かす"
- code: "02"
  slug: "sogetsu-ryu"
  name: "Sogetsu-ryu"
  description: "Founded in 1927. An avant-garde school emphasizing free expression unconstrained by traditional forms."
  foundedYear: "1927年（昭和2年）"
  founder: "勅使河原蒼風"
  headquarters: "東京都港区赤坂"
  currentHeadmaster: "勅使河原茜"
  mainStyles:
    - "自由花"
  philosophy: "いつでも、どこでも、だれにでも、どのような素材を使ってもいけられる"
- code: "03"
  slug: "ohara-ryu"
  name: "Ohara-ryu"
  description: "Founded in 1895. Pioneer of modern ikebana who created 'moribana' and first adopted kenzan."
  foundedYear: "1895年（明治28年）"
  founder: "小原雲心"
  headquarters: "東京都"
  currentHeadmaster: "小原宏貴（五世家元）"
  mainStyles:
    - "盛花"
    - "花意匠"
    - "瓶花"
    - "琳派調"
    - "文人調"
    - "写景盛花"
  philosophy: "自然美と実用性の融合"
- code: "04"
  slug: "misho-ryu"
  name: "Misho-ryu"
  description: "Founded in Osaka during the late Edo period. Characterized by geometric theory-based formal beauty."
  foundedYear: "江戸時代後期"
  founder: "未生斎一甫・未生斎広甫"
  headquarters: "大阪"
  currentHeadmaster: null
  mainStyles:
    - "生花"
  philosophy: "天・地・人の調和"
- code: "05"
  slug: "saga-goryu"
  name: "Saga-goryu"
  description: "A traditional school tracing its roots to Emperor Saga of the Heian period. Headed by Daikakuji Temple in Kyoto."
  foundedYear: "平安時代"
  founder: "嵯峨天皇（伝説上）"
  headquarters: "京都・大覚寺"
  currentHeadmaster: null
  mainStyles:
    - "伝承花"
    - "心粧華"
  philosophy: "草花そのままの姿を活かしながら人の心を表現する"
- code: "06"
  slug: "enshu-ryu"
  name: "Enshu-ryu"
  description: "A school tracing its lineage to Kobori Enshu, a daimyo and tea master from the Azuchi-Momoyama to early Edo period."
  foundedYear: "安土桃山時代〜江戸時代初期"
  founder: "小堀遠州"
  headquarters: null
  currentHeadmaster: null
  mainStyles:
    - "茶室花"
  philosophy: "流線型・線条美"