Bonsai in Japan
I was lucky enough to have had the chance to study at a beautiful bonsai nursery in Japan. Once in summer, then winter, and also in spring. I live close to Japan, which I must say is still the bonsai capital of the world, so after a short 2 hour flight I'm surrounded by beautiful and very old bonsai. It is a nice get away for me. The most important aspect is that I always come back to Taiwan with a notebook full of excellent information.
The three visits were for the duration of 8 days (total 24 days), beginning work and study at 8:30 a.m and finishing at around 6:30 p.m - with a nice lunch and dinner in between.
The three visits were for the duration of 8 days (total 24 days), beginning work and study at 8:30 a.m and finishing at around 6:30 p.m - with a nice lunch and dinner in between.
I was treated well at the nursery and given some fantastic information. Information and experience are two keys you must acquire if you are to improve your skill working with bonsai. I feel like I need to build on both of these aspects! However, the more you put into bonsai the more you get out of it.
I plan to talk more about what I have learned at the nursery in up and coming posts.
I plan to talk more about what I have learned at the nursery in up and coming posts.
Winter at the Nursery
Spring at the Nursery
Gaining more experience with some larger trees has given me confidence when working with my own bonsai in Taipei. The trees in the above pictures are extremely old and very expensive. Under the watchful eye of an experienced bonsai apprentice and a bonsai master I was fortunate to be working with some of them.
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