Kagawa, Japan’s smallest prefecture, happens to be one of the country’s larger bonsai producers. Fifty years ago, to hear some of the local nurserymen tell it, the area was rife with bonsai growing in the region’s sandy soil. The clusters of nurseries around Kinashi and Kokubunji, about 15 minutes by car or train from Takamatsu, […]
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Bonsai from Takasago-An at Ritsurin Garden
As part of last year’s Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention and Exhibition, a number of trees from Takasago-An, the late Daizo Iwasaki’s bonsai garden, were displayed around town. Here are some of the trees on display at Ritsurin Garden. White pine White pine on slab Red pine Shimpaku on stone Tsuyama cypress Hornbeam Large suiseki […]
Ritsurin Garden
Among the more popular destinations in Kagawa is Ritsurin Garden. Built in the 17th and 18th centuries, the garden comprises 6 ponds and 13 small hills in the shadow of Mt Shiun. The park served as the private villa estate for 11 lords of the Matsudaira family for 228 years up until the Meiji Restoration […]
Tamamo Park
The 2011 Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention and Exhibition was held in Takamatsu, Kagawa, on Shikoku. Takamatsu is a nice tourist destination. It’s on the Seto Inland Sea and is close to some of the larger bonsai growing grounds in Japan. At night, a giant maze of indoor pedestrian malls provides plenty of entertainment. […]
Oomurasan’s garden
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 […]