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2017 5th Winter Silhouette Bonsai Bonsai Expo

This year’s edition of the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo at the David H. Murdock North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina, was the best edition of this exhibition. Held on December 2-3, 2017 in an…

1/6/2018
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Genkokai Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition

On November 18-19, 2017, S-Cube sponsored and produced a special exhibition for the Genkokai, a small group of bonsai collectors with high quality refined bonsai and suiseki. Held in the Hoshun-In Buddhist temple,…

1/6/2018
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37th Nippon Bonsai Taikan Ten Exhibition– Part 2

There were nine special displays at the 2017 37 th Nippon Bonsai Taikan Exhibition. Shinji Suzuki with his two sons Bonsai Keiunan Several of Mr. Tanaka’s bonsai are displayed this year. Seiji Morimae designed this…

1/6/2018
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37th Nippon Bonsai Taikan Ten Exhibition– Part 1

The 37 th Nippon Bonsai Taikan Exhibition is on November 18-21, 2017,at the Kyoto Messe in Kyoto, Japan. The building is just down the street from the famous Heian Shrine, well known for a large vermillion tori gate.…

1/6/2018
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It’s Party Time, Dance Of The Feather Mantle

Akihisa Saito, a new director of the Nippon Bonsai Association and his wife Harue have one of the finest and largest private bonsai collections in Japan. They have between 300 to 400 bonsai at their home in Okayama.…

1/6/2018
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My Surprise Visit To Omiya Bonsai Village!

On my way home on Tuesday from Taiwan to Rochester, a connection was scheduled in Tokyo. I always try to make a connection in Tokyo when traveling in Asia. Upon arrival in Tokyo I was surprised to learn my connection…

1/6/2018
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Taiwan 2017 BCI Convention & 14th Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition– Part 5

22 ND Hwa-Fong National Bonsai Exhibition The 22 nd Hwa-Fong National Bonsai Exhibition was held on November 4-26, 2017 in Xizhou Park, in Changhua County, Taiwan. This is a huge agricultural expo park featuring five…

1/6/2018
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Taiwan 2017 BCI Convention & 14th Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition– Part 2

Looking for lunch at the Xizhou Park, location for the Hwa Fong National Bonsai Exhibition, we came across the BCI Viewing Stone Exhibit in a large building. This enue was full of viewing stones, and a few Suiseki as…

1/6/2018
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Taiwan 2017 BCI Convention & 14th Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition– Part 1

The combined conventions of BCI (Bonsai Clubs International) and ASPAC (Asia-Pacific Bonsai Viewing Stone Convention) were held in Taichung, Taiwan, on November 4-6, 2017. Taichung is about a two to three hour drive…

1/6/2018