START BONSAI Professionals offer lessons on bonsai -- the basics, daily care, the fundamentals of appreciating bonsai, etc.

Hachiawase: Make Rule from Trial and Error

　The balance between a tree and a pot is the important factor to have an effect ...

May 30, 2013

• Kinashi town
• Matsuda Seishoen bonsai garden
• pot

Various Pots: Select Suitable for Species and Shape

　The "bon" of bonsai means a pot and the "sai" means a tree. The harmony between...

April 3, 2013

• Kinashi
• Matsuda Seishoen bonsai garden
• Pots

Variois Tools (2) Future Subject: Succession of Skill of Artisan

Once again, we interviewed April 3, 2013

• Kinashi
• Nakanishi Chinshoen bonsai garden

Various Tools (1) Good Tool for Good Work

　It needs various tools to create a good bonsai. The tools help bonsai artists t...

March 26, 2013

• Kinashi
• Nakanishi Chinshoen bonsai garden
• Tools

Wiring (2) Change of thickness depend on branch

　When the careful preparation as we introduced last time finished, people start ...

December 22, 2010

• Ideue Kikkoen
• Kinashi
• Wiring

Wiring (1) Important point to shape trees

　For bonsai artists, wiring is the chance to show their skill. The tree's value ...

December 22, 2010

• Ideue Kikkoen
• Kinashi
• Wiring

Tsugiki (graｆt) （2）Take a great deal of time and care to trimming and watering

　Last time, we introduced the ways and the attraction of Tsugiki (graft). This t...

December 22, 2010

• graｆt
• Kokubunji
• Ryoshoen
• Tsugiki

Tsugiki（graft）(1) Breeding with same nature of mother trees

　The mail ways to breeding of bonsai trees are Yamadori (collections from mount...

December 22, 2010

• graft
• Kokubunji
• Ryoshoen
• Tsugiki