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Shinpukuji Temple and Environs

February 23, 2009 by Jonas Dupuich

This tree put a smile on my face too – it’s one of many great trees in a garden near the Shinpukuji Temple in Okazaki. The owner of this collection has shown at least one tree in each in Kokufu bonsai exhibit for the past 20 years.

Vlad and trident maple

Vlad and root over rock trident maple.

Adjacent to the temple you’ll find a bonsai museum that displays a rotating collection of trees indoors in tokonomas and outside on a patio. Downstairs is a collection of scrolls, pots and figures from various eras of Japan’s past.

You’d be hard pressed to find a better setting for these trees. The temple and surrounding forested mountains deserve as much attention as the bonsai for which they serve as a background.

Shimpaku

Shimpaku with striking deadwood

Black pine

Black pine

Boke

Boke

Flower detail

Flower detail

Shimpaku

Shimpaku

Exposed root maple

Exposed root maple

Shimpaku

Shimpaku

Princess persimmon

Princess persimmon

Shimpukuji Temple

Shimpukuji Temple

Shimpukuji Temple

Shimpukuji Temple

Ume

Ume

Trident maple

Trident maple

Gardenia

Gardenia

Root over rock trident maple

Root over rock trident maple

Tosho trunk detail

Tosho trunk detail

Shimpukuji Bonsai Museum

Shimpukuji Bonsai Museum

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