KANUMA, Tochigi Prefecture--A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an ... but no thefts were reported. “We display only large pots, and the thieves ...

When more than $20,000 worth of bonsai were stolen from Fukujyuen, a shop selling the carefully cultivated mini trees in Gunma Prefecture, Shuichi Baba felt anger but also deep sadness for the ...

The practice of bonsai originated in China but has become an art form in Japan over the last thousand ... It makes a striking ...

In the side beds, a grouping of yellow Kokedama — a form of Japanese ... in the permanent display. The Serpentine Room is where visitors will find Phipps’ tropical bonsai collection during ...

They said that until Japanese bonsai changes, the rest of the world can't do anything new. 19:36 It has to be Japan that shapes new ideas and drives innovation.

Think about how to display your tree ... maple trees but who would have thought you could find it in a bonsai form? The pretty Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) has leaves with five pointed lobes.

Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by Japanese growers who further developed it into the bonsai we know today. Translated to “plant in a tray,” bonsai is ...

According to the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative, at least 30 cases of bonsai theft occurred from 2019 to January 2024. That number includes 20 in the last two months of the period in Aichi ...