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ontainers she is now well established teaching through videos and tv appearances seiko en is one of the remaining six bonsai gardens in the omiya bonsai village although small in size this beautiful and unique garden houses many famous classical bonsai masterpieces there are fine quality bonsai displayed at every turn and corner share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment february 17 2026 by william n valavanis 100th kofu fu bonsai exhibition part ii 2026 part 1 part ii of the exhibition on saturday i have never seen such a crowd in the 40 years i ve attended it looked that there were even more foreign visitors than part i there were no stewartia displayed lots of cascade styled trees in the past both parts of this exhibition has had magnificent bonsai often the bonsai in part ii seemed to be better not this year the nbs went all to get superb trees for both part i and part ii i asked a skilled professional bonsai dealer and a leader of the japanese bonsai community and he said both parts were equal and there were too many visitors usually in the morning the crowds are heavy then lessen not this year many friends went early to photograph and they did not even try the room was packed and made it difficult to even move in the late afternoon the crowds are less 2026 part i exhibition statistics 181 display areas 253 individual bonsai counting the individual medium and shohin specimens 131 large bonsai 36 medium size bonsai compositions 76 specimens 10 shohin bonsai compositions 50 specimens 28 important bonsai masterpieces there are a great number of bonsai which have been cultivated and loved for several generations by many people which have been elevated to the level of art making them valuable cultural assets the nippon bonsai association examines bonsai which art artistically shaped with the understanding excellence having horticultural values in terms of their history the judging is usually done in autumn 10 kokufu awards this coveted award is selected by a committee after a careful and comprehensive examination of all the bonsai are placed it is presented to bonsai of particularly outstanding beauty considering the species container quality and appropriate to the tree display table training techniques accessory and presentation to the viewers this year a small black plaque was displayed for these important bonsai 12 foreign exhibitors representing approximately 10 different countries these are bonsai which have been trained and refined in japan and purchased by foreigners waiting to be imported to the owner s countries the 63 rd japanese suiseki heled on the 4 th floor of the museum but this distinguished will be covered in a future blog post these two bonsai were displayed next to each other i wonder what he is thinking share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment february 13 2026 by william n valavanis 100th kofu fu bonsai exhibition part i 2026 part 2 part i of the exhibition continued for four days sunday through wednesday on thursday and friday all the bonsai on display will be removed and replaced with fresh trees that s a monumental task especially since all the bonsai are quite large and heavy usually requiring two three or four people to lift the largest bonsai the flatbed rolling carts are limited in number so that makes the time longer for moving fortunately all the large size bonsai are on the first floor the smaller trees require using elevators which also takes time 2026 part i exhibition statics 181 display areas 287 individual bonsai counting the individual medium and shohin specimens 159 large bonsai 39 medium size bonsai compositions 78 specimens 10 shohin bonsai compositions 50 specimens 11 important bonsai masterpieces hawthorn displayed in part i by frank jesse from germany on right there are a great number of bonsai which have been cultivated and loved for several generations by many people which have been elevated to the level of art making them valuable cultural assets the nippon bonsai association examines bonsai which art artistically shaped with the understanding excellence having horticultural values in terms of their species shapes and have historical value in terms of provence and history with the understanding of their owners every method possible for preservation of future generations to date there have been approximately 2 000 bonsai registered hawthorn displayed in part i by frank jesse from germany flowering image courtesy of sara camacho from team suzuki 11 kokufu awards the following images are kokufu winners the greatest number of awards ever presented perhaps because of the exceptional fine quality bonsai displayed this year commemorating the 100 th exhibition this coveted award is selected by a committee after a careful and comprehensive examination of all the bonsai are placed it is presented to bonsai of particularly outstanding beauty considering the species container quality and appropriate to the tree display table training techniques accessory and presentation to the viewers 25 foreign exhibitors representing approximately 20 different countries these are bonsai which have been trained and refined in japan and purchased by foreigners waiting to be imported to the owner s countries approximately 20 of the displayed bonsai are owned by foreigners masahiko kimura s artistry was represented by over 40 bonsai owned by clients kunio kobayashi s artistry represented by approximately 24 clients shinji suzuki s artistry represented by approximately 20 clients opening day attendance 2 500 visitors over 70 foreigners a few observations most common species were japanese black and five needle pines closely followed by sargent s juniper and japanese flowering apricot and japanese maple and trident maple several rock plantings both clinging to a rock and root over rock only two ezo spruce normally the number of species are split between part i and part ii there were a tremendous number of old famous masterpieces making part i the best representation of japanese bonsai i wonder what part ii will bring along with the opening of the 63 rd masterpiece suiseki exhibition held on the 4 th floor of the same building 100 th kofu fu bonsai exhibition part i 2026 part 2 part i of the exhibition continued for four days sunday through wednesday on thursday and friday all the bonsai on display will be removed and replaced with fresh trees that s a monumental task especially since all the bonsai are quite large and heavy usually requiring two three or four people to lift the largest bonsai the flatbed rolling carts are limited in number so that makes the time longer for moving fortunately all the large size bonsai are on the first floor the smaller trees require using elevators which also takes time 2026 part i exhibition statics 181 display areas 287 individual bonsai counting the individual medium and shohin specimens 159 large bonsai 39 medium size bonsai compositions 78 specimens 10 shohin bonsai compositions 50 specimens 11 important bonsai masterpieces there are a great number of bonsai which have been cultivated and loved for several generations by many people which have been elevated to the level of art making them valuable cultural assets the nippon bonsai association examines bonsai which art artistically shaped with the understanding excellence having horticultural values in terms of their species shapes and have historical value in terms of provence and history with the understanding of their owners every method possible for preservation of future generations to date there have been approximately 2 000 bonsai registered 11 kokufu awards the greatest number of awards ever presented perhaps because of the exceptional fine quality bonsai displayed this year commemorating the 100 th exhibition this coveted award is selected by a committee after a careful and comprehensive examination of all the bonsai are placed it is presented to bonsai of particularly outstanding beauty considering the species container quality and appropriate to the tree display table training techniques accessory and presentation to the viewers frank jesse from germany displayed his hawthorn in part i flowering image courtesy of sara camacho of team suzuki 25 foreign exhibitors representing approximately 20 different countries these are bonsai which have been trained and refined in japan and purchased by foreigners waiting to be imported to the owner s countries approximately 20 of the displayed bonsai are owned by foreigners masahiko kimura s artistry was represented by over 40 bonsai owned by clients kunio kobayashi s artistry represented by approximately 24 clients shinji suzuki s artistry represented by approximately 20 clients opening day attendance 2 500 visitors over 70 foreigners a few observations most common species were japanese black and five needle pines closely followed by sargent s juniper and japanese flowering apricot and japanese maple and trident maple several rock plantings both clinging to a rock and root over rock only two ezo spruce normally the number of species are split between part i and part ii there were a tremendous number of old famous masterpieces making part i the best representation of japanese bonsai i wonder what part ii will bring along with the opening of the 63 rd masterpiece suiseki exhibition held on the 4 th floor of the same building share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment february 8 2026 by william n valavanis 100th koku fu bonsai exhibition part i 2026 part 1 100 th koku fu bonsai exhibition opened today february 8 2026 at the tokyo metropolitan art museum in ueno park tokyo japan when it began in march 1934 two exhibitions were held yearly one in winter and autumn this schedule was repeated until world war ii began and stopped and began after a few years several decades ago a double exhibition was held on the tenth years to commemorate the milestones then the nippon bonsai association began to sponsor the exhibition in 1964 before it was sponsored by the koku fu bonsai club then it was decided to hold double show yearly where approximately all 250 masterpieces were replaced by new bonsai so this historic exhibition commemorates the 100 th anniversary not 100 years the weather is unusually cold this year and we had about two inches of snow where i come from we don t even count two inches and i remember six inches of the white stuff on the ground in mid may it was amusing to see the vendors using leaf blowers and water sprayers to remove the snow since paying customers could not even see the smaller size bonsai in the outdoor sales area the three story ueno green club owned and operated by the nippon bonsai growers association are packed with trees containers tools supplies suiseki and even hanging scrolls for the first time quite a few masterpiece bonsai were for sale which were displayed in past exhibition once a bonsai receives the coveted koku fu award it is not allowed to win the same award however it can be displayed again all around the world people like to win awards and the japanese bonsai community is not different in this case the value of the tree often decreases because it can never win again however many bonsai do increase in value because they are award winning trees the professional bonsai artists tend to promote the unaware trees to their clients because they still have a potential to win and the professionals make quite of bit of money shaping refining boarding and preparing trees for several years prior to showing i have personally visited this exhibition for about forty years and today s part i is one of the finest in quality often the bonsai in part i and part ii vary in fine quality which the public is not even aware of usually the bonsai are better in part ii this year additional display tables were added and the nba did not have tables to sell the commemorative albums and memberships i have seen larger crowds on opening days but never have seen such a great number of foreign bonsai lovers from around the world even the japanese public braved their severe weather to attend tomorrow i will report with new photos of course on the statics and more personal comments on the 100 th koku fu bonsai exhibition part i after i complete my calculations since one visit is long enough for me to study the 200 plus trees i m a slow learner but thorough share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like this like loading leave a comment february 7 2026 by william n valavanis a day visit to omiya bonsai village no these bonsai are not packed for sale that s winter protection for valuable bonsai masterpieces at mr takeyama s fuyo en bonsai garden more later today diane corin lee and i spent a cold day with our friend megumi kadokura who lives in omiya her grandfather was a prominent bonsai artist unfortunately the garden does not exist now but i feel fortunate to have met in in 1970 it has been unusually cold here in japan yesterday was 24 33of with wind at home in rochester new york it is now 1of and is still getting colder with over 100 inches and it not over until may throughout the bonsai village many trees have been moved for a bit of protection much more than i ve seen in the past 56 years we first visited toju en bonsai garden of hirota katana the new owner this young 26 year old man now runs the bonsai garden where masahiko kimura and shinji suzuki studied the garden was established by motosuke hamano in 1934 i saw several unusual container stands he has an excellent youtube channel bonsai q after serving us delicious soup he made for lunch he showed us around and answered every question we had in english too of course we stopped by the omiya bonsai art museum to study their masterpiece bonsai like in all the other gardens the trees were dormant and all the foliage on the juniper bonsai was a lovely bronze color most people would consider to be dead many plants prepare by changing color to adapt to the cold winter weather the recent water garden seems to be maturing and is surrounded by bonsai photos are now allowed except the indoor gallery moving on we made brief stops at mansei en takahiro kato and seiko en tomio yamada bonsai gardens of course our final visit was to hiroshi takeyama s fuyo en bonsai garden he specializes in fine deciduous and unusual species and forest plantings throughout the past decades i ve seen a couple of his bonsai protected with blankets then covered with poly there were many more this year he even builds boxes which are covered with blue tarps which can be seen the roots of plants are not as winter hardy as the trunks and branches all the bonsai protected were deciduous flowering and fruiting species like 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