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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 12: Pottery and Display Journal Part 3
Continuing where we left off, today we take another visit to Shunkaen, Kimura’s garden, and S-Cube, and Yorozuen and check their pottery. So, without further ado: Shunkaen Kobayashi San has one of the most impressive collections of antique and world … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 11: Pottery and Display Journal Part 2
Picking up where we left off, let’s take a look at Fujikawa Kouka En Fujikawa Kouka En has a lot of nice old pots, mostly in larger sizes to suit the larger trees they have at the nursery. I thought … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 10: Pottery and Display Journal Part 1
Today we’ll take a look at the pottery and stands we saw in Japan. This post would be way too photo heavy as a single, so I’ll be splitting it up into 3 parts. Hopefully it won’t take too long … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 9: S-Cube and Yorozuen
In today’s post, we visit the wonderful and well provisioned big-box-bonsai-store that is Seiji Morimae’s S-Cube(pun definitely intended and apologized for), then we visit the well-known-in-the-West mecca of Shohin and pottery, Yorozuen, where my friend Toriumi Atsuishi meets us with … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 8: Kimura’s Garden
In today’s episode, we visit the garden of legendary artist Masahiko Kimura. It was interesting seeing the bonsai I had seen and admired(as have all of you) in magazines and books, through the years. The garden is immaculate to the … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 7: Shunkaen and Akiyama San
Next up we visited Akiyama San, followed by Shunkaen and Kobayashi San. Both were great visits! Akiyama San was Peter’s Sempai at Shunkaen, so trips to both nurseries were comfortable and relaxed. I’m sure many of you got to meet … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 6: Shinji Suzuki and Shoujuen
The next morning saw us bright and early at Shinji Suzuki’s wonderful garden. Everything about Mr. Suzuki’s garden spoke of taste and refinement, from the trees, to the garden environs, the pots…even the tea, and obligatory snacks, were tasteful and … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 5: Fujikawa Kouka En, Yoshoen, and Miura Baijuen
The next morning had us up bright and early to visit Fujikawa Kouka-en. If you’re reading this blog, chances are good that you’re a hobbyist advanced enough to be very familiar with Fujikawa San, the nursery, and the wonderful videos … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 4: Koju En, Kyoto Temples, and Yamataen
Hello all! It’s been awhile! It seems it’s taking ten times as long to finish up writing about our trip to Japan as at has actually going! Between work and a problem with my trees(while I am a pot guy, … Continue reading
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 3: Shinpukuji Temple and Aichien
Sorry for the delay! Hopefully I can finish up 3 more posts before the weekend rush! So, let’s pick up where we left off… Shinpukuji Temple After our visit to Daijuen, we visited Shinpukuji temple, where the head abbot grows … Continue reading
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