Published twice a year (Spring/Fall). TBR is dedicated to the bonsai art form. We cover people, nature, art, culture and travel. Each issue combines great photography with informed writing by and about important figures in the bonsai world.
CURRENT ISSUE 2.1
Issue 2.1 features trees from the 100th Kokufu ten Exhibition, as well as images and descriptions of world-class suiseki displayed at the 63rd Exhibition of Japanese Suiseki Masterpieces by the Nippon Suiseki Association, more beautiful images from the Winter Bonsai 13 exhibition, photos from a visit to the Omiya bonsai Museum, and much more including word and images about the history of Kokufu-ten and Ueno in Japan.
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“In the past, both parts of the Kokufu bonsai exhibition had magnificent bonsai, often the bonsai in Part II seemed to be better. NOT this year the Nippon Bonsai Society went all out to get superb trees for both part I and Part II.” -William N. Valavanis
“Suiseki is a general term referring to a stone that captures the poetic beauty of natural landscape scenery. In a single stone one can sense the whole of the universe, making suiseki among the most spiritual and culturally rich pursuits celebrating the art of nature.” - Nippon Suiseki
Association
While the museum opened in Saitama in 2010, the Omiya Bonsai Village celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025. (Bonsai growers from the Tokyo area relocated to Saitama after the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923.)
The Museum played an important role in commemorating the centennial anniversary by hosting educational displays, special workshops, and a nighttime exhibit in the garden,•
Ueno Park is where the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum is located and where the Kokufu ten bonsai exhibition has been held, with rare exceptions, since 1934. Beyond this, though, the historical significance of Ueno literally goes back centuries.
Winter Silhouette Bonsai 13 in Kannapolis, NC., featured many wonderful bonsai expertly photographed by Joe Noga, shown here courtesy of Steven Ziesel.
