AusBonsai

Hi All,
I have indicated before how to do a week in Tokyo for <$1000, and I returned today from my latest sub-$1000 jaunt, which included Kokufu, Omiya, and Kobayashi's nursery.
Having never visited Kokufu before, I was astounded at the quality of the trees and their presentation. Kobayashi's museum was also a surprise at the quality of his collection - and I'd rate it better than the Omiya nurseries.

Here are some pics:

91st Kokufu 2017:

Wow

Great trees. That white pine img 375 is amazing

Thanks for taking the time to post.

Squizzy

And the sales area at Ueno Green Club...

There was a cold and lonely guy in the forground of the next shot, wearing a beanie, manning a sales stand, and didn't mind a chat, and let me pick his brains....

Beaut photos, thanks for showing us. I like your ideas about travel too!

Just a general question for anyone, is the "melted look" of the nebari on some of those trees something people aim for?

Kobayashi's museum, and yes, that is snow falling in the first picture ...

One last picture from Mansei-en bonsai nursery in Omiya.

I noticed a tree that had a blanket wrapped around the pot, so asked the nurseryman why?
Nurseryman's answer:
"The tree belongs to a client, and the pot is worth USD$750,000, so we wrap it in a blanket to protect it from extreme temperature fluctuations to reduce it's chance of cracking."

Hi Mate,

Thanks for taking the time to share these for us all to enjoy.

Regards,
Black Knight

But what pots did you bring back!? Love the photos by the way

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Awesome! Thanks for posting.
So what pots did you buy?
Cheers,
Symon

Availability of pots was crazy, and there were some absolute bargains to be had.
I could have filled a truck, but resisted to a few bargain priced Tokonames.

Love IMG 0399 what tree is that one?

Great photos! Thanks!