Kinashi Bonsai Village

According to 2014 figures 219 bonsai nurseries shipped 75 000 bonsai valued at approximately us 2 400 000.

Kinashi bonsai village. The kinashi bonsai village remains prominent among the numerous nurseries around takamatsu. The kinashi region is a leading producer of pine trees used to create bonsai potted miniature trees carefully styled to achieve an aesthetic effect. Closer to home the national penjing and bonsai museum at the u s. Kinashi bonsai village shikoku island the town of kinashi has developed and prospered as the center of bonsai dwarfed plants it started more than two hundred years ago when a local pioneer picked pine tree saplings he found on neighboring islands and cultivated them in his own special way and sold them.

The two pine bonsai production villages of kokubunji and kinashi have merged to be part of the city of takamatsu on shikoku island japan. The area is famous for growing pines mainly the japanese black pine. We ll continue on to visit one of the local nurseries at the kinashi bonsai village an area featuring hundreds of bonsai nurseries located in the outskirts of takamatsu city. Kinashi is a leading producer of pine trees used for bonsai as well as actual pine bonsai pieces.

You will visit some of japan s most prestigious bonsai nurseries at kinashi and omiya bonsai villages and visit the 95th kokufu bonsai ten a fantastic chance to see some of the finest bonsai in the world. The main bonsai sights in japan include the bonsai villages in omiya and takamatsu kinashi the gardens owned by mr. Get off at the rural kinashi station a seven minute ride by local train from takamatsu station in direction of okayama. The area has a history of.

A great number of the pine bonsai in japan originated from takamatsu where pine bonsai are king. Less famous but many times larger than and perhaps almost as beautiful as omiya kinashi is a very impressive sight and surely worth some time in your travel itinerary. Kinashi bonsai village in takamatsu japan 香川県高松市鬼無町 less famous but many times larger than and perhaps almost as beautiful as omiya kinashi is a very impressive sight and surely worth some time in your travel itinerary. National arboretum in washington dc there s a collection of japanese bonsai donated in 1976 by growers and collectors from around the world.

Below are some pictures from a range of nurseries.