2015 Bonsai Tour of Japan
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Some people on the Japan Tour stayed on in Japan after the tour; so I think we all made the most of our tour with Shuji.
Grant
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Just gonna bump this. The pics so nice everyone has to see them twice.JaseH wrote:That's just a market table - all those trees were for sale!Boics wrote: Oh my golly!
What a Shohin display!
Incredible!
Here are a couple of pics from Koju-en Shohin nursery in Kyoto - Tomohiro Masumi spoke good english and was very friendly and helpful. I've never been a big shohin fan(pun intended! ), but this nursery changed my mind!
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We saw so many nice pots in Tokoname. Here are some.
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Thankyou to all who have posted photos from this trip.
Those pine trees for sale at the green club make my eyes water, and they're not even in bonsai pots yet.
Those pine trees for sale at the green club make my eyes water, and they're not even in bonsai pots yet.
After roughly 20 years of growing bonsai, I reckon I might just be starting to get the hang of it...
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You better not look at these photos thentrident76 wrote:Those pine trees for sale at the green club make my eyes water, and they're not even in bonsai pots yet.
Pine growing areas at Kinashi near Takamatsu
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Re: 2015 Bonsai Tour of Japan
Hi Jason,
Have you got any photos of the black pines on the cranes. I know I took some but can't find them. Thanks for the pot pictures I didn't have the names of the potteries and have been trying to figure them out.
Lynette
Have you got any photos of the black pines on the cranes. I know I took some but can't find them. Thanks for the pot pictures I didn't have the names of the potteries and have been trying to figure them out.
Lynette
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Lynette,Lynette wrote:Hi Jason,
Have you got any photos of the black pines on the cranes. I know I took some but can't find them.
I have a couple but they aren't great pics. Here you go.
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Lol, I can see the benefit of going for Mame!
Cranes are just not the usual gardening tools you find here in WA...
Cheers
Elmar
Cranes are just not the usual gardening tools you find here in WA...
Cheers
Elmar
Cheers
Elmar
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I thought I better show some food photos too!
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It's sad when you can't make up your mind if the food is more attractive than the trees ...Shuji Yamazaki wrote:I thought I better show some food photos too!
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Re: 2015 Bonsai Tour of Japan
This was the bonsai trip of a lifetime, it will be on again next year, so don't miss out.
Photos never do it justice.
Shuji is so well organised and includes some the most respected bonsai nurseries and artists in Japan as well as great restaurants, gardens and temples. :
Photos never do it justice.
Shuji is so well organised and includes some the most respected bonsai nurseries and artists in Japan as well as great restaurants, gardens and temples. :
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The pots that we got posted home finally arrived on schedule; about 3 months by sea. All beautifully packed and arrived intact.
It was very worthwhile going on the tour with Shuji. At one kiln some pots that we selected and were very happy with at the asking price turned out to be further discounted as some were seconds.
Some were a further 10%, 20%, 40% and even some at %50 further discount(I bought a lot of pots.)
The kiln made this beautiful green glaze.
This one was not a second.
The ones that were discounted 50% were the only ones that had an obvious flaw in the glaze on one side. The others seems fine.
A great opportunity to pick up some Tokoname pots at greatly discounted price if you go on Shujis' tour.
Grant
It was very worthwhile going on the tour with Shuji. At one kiln some pots that we selected and were very happy with at the asking price turned out to be further discounted as some were seconds.
Some were a further 10%, 20%, 40% and even some at %50 further discount(I bought a lot of pots.)
The kiln made this beautiful green glaze.
This one was not a second.
The ones that were discounted 50% were the only ones that had an obvious flaw in the glaze on one side. The others seems fine.
A great opportunity to pick up some Tokoname pots at greatly discounted price if you go on Shujis' tour.
Grant
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