After Kyoto i went for a non bonsai trip to Hiroshima. I visitied the remebrance hall for the victims of the first nuclear bomb in the second World War. I also took the time to visit the museum there and the A-Bomb dome, the only building preserved as it stood after the bomb fell. A […]
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My Japan visit (part4)
At the last day in Kyoto i wanted to go to Koju-en, a nursery who specialises in shohin bonsai. I had read a lot of good things about it and knew that there were a large variety of material there. Could there be a chojubai quince there for me to take back home? As i […]
My Japan visit (part3)
Heading out from Kyoto to Osaka, or actually Ikeda City. Spent about 45 minutes in Osaka station trying to find my connecting train. A ten minute walk from the nearest station and i walked in to Kuoka-En Bonsai nursery. Many of you have heard of this nursery thru Björn Björholm and his “Bonsai Art of […]
My Japan visit (part2)
Ah, Kyoto. Ever since my interest in Japan started all those years ago, i knew i wanted to visit Kyoto. With all it´s temples and magnificent gardens, it was on the top of my to do list. I didn´t want to overdo it so i settle for a few gardens and temples in the northwest […]
My Japan visit (part1)
At last, a dream came true. Been waiting to travel to Japan for almost 25 years and finally i made it. I will share a short travelogue with you and some pictures. My journey start in Tokyo, arriving there after 13 hours in the air. A good friend of my lives and studies in Nakano, […]