Gafu-ten, like any other bonsai exhibition in the world, has many smaller activities happening on top of the exhibition and sales area.  One of these was a free workshop involving some of the trees purchased by attendees in the sales area. Bonsai workshops seems to be relatively common in Japan, with many nurseries having small clubs/groups that meet […]

This is a continuation from Gafu-ten part 1 which can be read here: http://www.ausbonsai.com.au/blog/evan/?p=254 We arrived in Kyoto at around 6am, and waited for an hour until the doors opened at 7am for us to start unloading our stuff.   At the carpark located around the back, other bonsai professionals were also congregating in their vans […]

It’s been a little while (more like 8 months) since I’ve updated this blog. After finishing my short-term apprenticeship at the end of February, I had 3 or 4 days off before I had to jump back into full-time study at university. And as life goes, some things get left on the backburner while other […]