Other traditional Japanese arts, such as Iaido and Ikebana are occasionally demonstrated there as well. Ran's family has a 100-year history as experts in "ikebana" flower arrangement. Another common but not exclusive aspect present in "ikebana" is its employment of minimalism. "Ikebana" is from the Japanese and . "Ikebana" is taught in schools. A practitioner of tea was most probably also a follower of "ikebana". She was one of the first teachers of ikebana in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though "ikebana" is an expression of creativity, certain rules govern its form. Books about "ikebana" were published in succession. There are over 1,000 different types of schools of "ikebana" throughout the world today. This project also includes the No-No Ikebana series of works. It is used as training material for the "seika" form of "ikebana". The oldest international organization, Ikebana International, was founded in 1956. "Rikka" and "nageirebana" are the two branches into which "ikebana" has been divided. "Chabana" is not considered a style of "ikebana" but is separate.