Bonsai Kyoto
Kyoto botanical gardens has quite a big bonsai display with many beautiful and interesting specimens including wisteria pines and several different maples.
Bonsai kyoto. Ideally the trunk should have a good taper with a good root formation visible at soil level. Kyoto is absolutely packed with fine japanese gardens needless to say a must visit in any japan itinerary. I loved the trees although i wished they were displayed more imaginatively instead of just lined up on wooden tables. The nursery is tucked in a residential area and a bit tricky to find.
Bonsai have larger branches at the bottom of the tree the branches decrease in size as they get nearer the top of the tree. About halfway you will cross toji temple also worth visiting and there is a bonsai market every 21st of the month. Sightsee through kansai s most scenic areas seeing iconic landmarks in nara and kyoto in one day without the hassle of changing trains or getting lost. It should not be confused with the shosei en garden located in the vicinity of kyoto station.
19 isono cho karahashi minami ku kyoto 601 8462 tel. I thought they looked a little forlorn. The trees are maintained to appear fully mature but in miniature. From kyoto central station take the south exit and walk 15 minutes to the west down hachijo dori.
The trunk is what gives the tree its stature poor trunks make poor bonsai. The gardens often part of temples or old imperial retreats are spread around the city japanese gardens in kyoto japan bonsai empire. A bonsai is the tree and the pot. With pickup times in either osaka or kyoto board a convenient tour bus to visit the 1000 vermilion gates of fushimi inari shrine scenic nara park beautiful arashiyama and more.
Personal highlights included visits to suzuki kimura omiya the top three japanese gardens and the uncountable number of superb kyoto gardens.