Shunkaen Bonsai Museum – Kunio Kobayashi (Tokyo) visit

by packenjojo

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  1. packenjojo

    Picture: 19 are the bags of akadama and pots you can see from the bathroom.
    Picture 20: are some trees from the ueno bonsai club (not the museum) with prices

  2. Nice-Percentage7219

    These are some of the most beautiful bonsai I have ever seen

  3. betterthanpuppies

    Sick photos. That ginkgo is incredible and the container it ia in is so unique and cool

  4. packenjojo

    Entree : 2000 yen (around 12 bucks) (Only cash)

    It was a museum with I think 100+ trees mainly black pines en shimpaku I think, but there were other species aswell. I think it was possible to take lessons aswell, and also buy the books of Kunio Kobayashi. Was told when entering that the first black pine was around 800 years old and I think it was 1 million + yen worth (5.000+ bucks). Told him I have Black pines at home from 1 year old, and he suggested I should live to 800 to make a nice one like that. It was really cool to be so close to the trees without any display around it, I was even scared to accidently throw one off. Walked around for like an hour. As I left Kunio even thanked me for my visit and said goodbye.

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