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Museum in Tokyo
Shunkaen Bonsai Museum
LocationJapan Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates35°42′10″N 139°53′18″E / 35.7027°N 139.8883°E / 35.7027; 139.8883
Websitewww.kunio-kobayashi.com/,%20http://www.kunio-kobayashi.com/en/
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Shunkaen Bonsai Museum (Japanese: 春花園 BONSAI 美術館, ; also transliterated as Shunka-en) is a bonsai garden in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 2002 by bonsai master Kunio Kobayashi.

History

Kunio Kobayashi began studying bonsai in 1976. In 2002, he opened the Shunkaen Bonsai Museum in the Edogawa ward of Tokyo. It is designed as a courtyard surrounded by a traditional Japanese house. Now, the garden attracts about 10,000 foreign visitors each year.

Collection

Shunkaen houses over 1,000 trees. One of the most famous of these is estimated to be 1,000 years old, and is located in front of the house. Though most of the trees are displayed in the courtyard, certain trees are displayed in traditional tokonoma alcoves inside the house. The building also houses a sizeable collection of books and antique Chinese pots and tables are also displayed.

References

  1. ^ Greuner, Tabea (2017-03-13). "Bonsai Master Kunio Kobayashi". WAttention.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. "Kunio Kobayashi, maestro japonés del bonsái: "Los bonsáis transmiten mucha energía"". Diario Sur (in European Spanish). 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. ^ "Shunkaen Bonsai garden - Bonsai Empire". www.bonsaiempire.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  4. Watanabe, Michio (2015-05-07). "Japan rediscovers joy of bonsai after tiny trees put down roots in global affections". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
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