Japan Bonsai Museum

Acquire and maintain a collection of viewing stones.

Japan bonsai museum. National arboretum at 3501 new york avenue n e. The national bonsai penjing museum is located on the grounds of the u s. English audio guides and well written english descriptions explain clearly how to appreciate the art form. Become a member make a donation.

Bonsai enthusiasts should visit the omiya bonsai art museum a superb museum which educates visitors about the various aspects of bonsai. The japanese and north american pavilions are closed in the winter. Assemble and nurture a superior bonsai collection with special emphasis on specimens from japan china and north america.

Kunio kobayashi s shunkaen bonsai garden in tokyo japan 春花園bonsai美術館 shunka en is the bonsai garden and museum set up by bonsai master kunio kobayashi three times winner of the prime ministers award the most prestigious price to be won in japan. The garden is an absolute highlight and should not be missed. Very friendly staff and great value for 800 yen. Provide education about bonsai and support the scholarly study of this art.

The museum is located within the omiya bonsai village the home to multiple bonsai nurseries. Japanese the omiya bonsai art museum saitama opened in 2010 the omiya bonsai art museum is the world s rst publicly run museum dedicated to bonsai art. The national bonsai penjing museum goals. Masaru yamaki donated the now 390 year old white pine bonsai tree to be part of a 53 bonsais gifted by japan to the united states for its bicentennial celebration in 1976.

In my humble opinion its the best looking bonsai garden in japan and the museum is very well laid out. Pacific bonsai museum is an anti racist organizati. A must see if you like bonsai this museum is wonderful and well worth a visit. It is a working bonsai nursery only about 30 mins from tokyo and full of incredible and beautiful bonsai some hundreds of years old.