Omiya Bonsai Village

Yamamomiji
Clump Style
w133.0 x h89.0cm


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http://omiyabonsai.jp/

Yamamomiji
Clump Style
w133.0 x h89.0cm

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Shimpaku
Slanting Style
w80.0 x h72.0cm
500 years

清香園 Seikou-en

Owner: Tomio YAMADA

It was founded during the Kaei period (1848-54) in Edo. The garden in Omiya Bonsai Village
was set up in 1943. Preserving the taste and art of Edo, Seikou-en pursues the refined beauty
and elegance of the season. Saika Bonsai, which is an original of this garden,
is created so that the plants look charming and natural on the old tiles.
Together with the traditional coniferous trees bonsai,

we want to convey Saika Bonsai to future generations for a long time.

 

• TOPICS
• HISTORY
• GARDENS
• MUSEUM

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Gather in “Omiya Bonsai Village”,
the sacred land of bonsai
The Six Gardens

There are various kinds of plants, such as coniferous trees,
deciduous trees and accessory plants, which are used for bonsai.
Different bonsai are created through the skillful work
and the aesthetic sense of the bonsai master engaged in the creation of those bonsai.
There are five bonsai gardens in Omiya Bonsai Village,
and you can enjoy various bonsai created based on each owner’s feelings.

Wisteria Floribunda
Semi Cascade
w90.0 x h120.0cm
120 years

九霞園 Kyuka-en

Owner: Isamu MURATA

When you look at the ukiyoe paintings from the Edo Period, for example,
you may be surprised to find these types of plants depicted in the artwork.
Just as people enjoyed various types of plants then, we are culturing more than
300 kinds of bonsai ranging from our specialty of accemt plants
to introduced species and garden plants. We are particularly careful about
how we use scissors to trim the bonsai so that they look more natural.

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Shimpaku
Slanting Style
w80.0 x h72.0cm
500 years

清香園 Seikou-en

Owner: Tomio YAMADA

It was founded during the Kaei period (1848-54) in Edo. The garden in Omiya Bonsai Village
was set up in 1943. Preserving the taste and art of Edo, Seikou-en pursues the refined beauty
and elegance of the season. Saika Bonsai, which is an original of this garden,
is created so that the plants look charming and natural on the old tiles.
Together with the traditional coniferous trees bonsai,
we want to convey Saika Bonsai to future generations for a long time.

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Goyo-Matsu
Double Trunks
w80.0 x h70.0cm
120 years

藤樹園 Toju-en

Owner: Hiromi HAMANO

In this garden, a bonsai class has been held for general visitors since 1966,
so that everyone can enjoy the cultivation of bonsai.
For this reason, this garden makes a great number of the popular Goyo-matsu
(Pinus parviflora) and small bonsai, so that everyone can have a bonsai around them.
We hope you can listen to the voice of the bonsai and treat it like a pet,
so that it is carefully nurtured for generations to come.

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Zelkova Serrata
Broom Style
w100.0xh90.0cm

芙蓉園 Fuyo-en

Owner Hiroshi TAKEYAMA

Known as “The Garden of Deciduous trees” and “The Garden of Forest style” since ancient times,
Fuyo-en places a lot of focus on deciduous trees and forest style. There are various kinds of deciduous trees
which you can enjoy throughout the year ? the fresh green leaves in the spring, the red leaves and
harvest colors in the autumn, and the formation of branches in winter. A forest scene can be created
if the trees are planted and arranged just right. While coniferous trees are masculine,
deciduous trees are more feminine. So their soft and delicate appearance is especially appealing.

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Shimpaku
Informal Upright
w96.0 x h70.0cm
700 years

蔓青園 Mansei-en

Owner: Hatsuji KATO

Opened in 1925, this is the oldest garden in Omiya Bonsai Village. In this garden,
we specialize in Sosaku (creative) Bonsai, creating scenery with depth using various kind of bonsai
including Yezo-matsu (Picea jezoensis). The mood of the garden’s creator can be sensed throughout
the garden: the elegance of the mountains and forest, the scenery of deep mountains
and dark valleys, and Japanese aesthetic sense of “wabi” and “sabi”.
We tend trees with a great deal of care in order to create a scene that people can enjoy for decades.

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Goyo-Matsu
Informal Upright
w105.0 x h70.0cm
75 years

松雪園 Shosetsu-en

Owner: Teruo KUROSU

Shosetsu-en was opened after the founder apprenticed at Toju-en
with the desire to leave bonsai creations for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.
At the sponsored bonsai classes, Bonsai-do (the way of bonsai) is taught with “beauty in space” as a theme,
conveying the joy of growing something that is alive.
Also working as the President for the Ceramic Art Foundation,
his bonsai creations are displayed at the exhibition which is held every year.

Related links

• Facebook Page
• The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama.
• Bonsai Empire
• Twit Omiya (iPhone / Android App)
• Saitama Tourism and
  International Relations Bureau.