Trees regularly rotate in and out of the Shinpukuji Bonsai Museum. When not on display, these trees – and countless project trees – reside in Mr. Oomura’s backyard. Set atop the mountain on which Shinpukuji Temple is located, the garden offers views of Aichi prefecture’s mountains and some great bonsai. The Garden A large black […]
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Highlights from Shinpukuji Bonsai Museum
My visit, last year, to Shinpukuji Temple’s Bonsai Museum, was my first time seeing the trees in sunlight. The greens were brighter and the trunks darker than I’d seen before. The trees’ health was obvious. Here are some of the pines and junipers on display the day I visited. Semi-cascade Japanese black pine Cork bark […]
Terrific Tosho
The bonsai museum at Shinpukuji Temple features some great tosho, or needle juniper. Here are some of my favorites. Boon and tosho Many needle juniper bonsai are collected. Among the most prized features are knobby deadwood – ibo-jin, or wart-jin, in Japanese – and thin life lines with good movement. Ibo-jin Needle juniper Formal upright […]
Ishii
It was almost a year ago that I was preparing to visit Japan for what turned out to be my best vacation to date – a bonsai adventure that lasted almost two months. I shot far more photos on this trip than I was able to share last year so I will now return to […]
New American Masters – Ryan Neil
Before you read any further, go outside and check your collection. Turn on a light if it’s dark out – one year from today marks the grand opening of the Artisans Cup of Portland Bonsai Exhibition. If you are at all curious about participating in the event, check to see which of your trees look […]