Wazakura Japan Bonsai Blog

Have you ever allowed a bonsai wither?   Bonsai, if cultivated skillfully, can live for several decades. Some can even surpass 100 years. Yet, ther...

As the temperatures rise, the mountains' trees welcome the arrival of fresh greenery, and the bonsai trees begin to flourish with fresh foliage. Du...

  With the spring equinox behind us, flower bonsai trees are now reaching their peak bloom and fruiting bonsai trees are beginning to blossom for ...

Hello everyone,Today, I would like to talk about one of the joy of bonsai: Jin (神) and Shari (舎利). Trees that grow in severe environments like nea...

  Hello everyone! Growing bonsai can be demanding, but there are also many pleasures to be found. What’s more, there are also many benefits that c...

Hello everyone. We have entered December and Christmas trees can now been seen all around Japan. I am pretty sure many people have been decorating...

気働き（きばたらき） “Kibataraki”  Hello everyone. This time I would like to talk a little bit about the artisans’ culture in Japan and bonsai craftsmen.  In...

Part Two: Cascade and Semi Cascade  Last time, we tried to identify and understand the chokkan, shakan and moyogi styles. In this time’s contin...

You may have heard of many different style names when starting bonsai. From slanting or shakan, informal upright to moyogi; full cascade or kengai...

Vol #6   Written by Yusuke Ogawa   您認為盆栽是簡單還是困難的呢？如果您正在種植盆栽或對這個世界充滿興趣，您一定會有一個清晰的答案。然而，我想許多人普遍認為，養護盆栽是一項艱難的技藝，門檻似乎非常高。即使在日本，這種盆栽傳統也面...

Vol #5   Written by Yusuke Ogawa Today I want to talk about the book The Little Prince and how it relates to bonsai. Have you ever read this book,...

Vol #4   Written by Yusuke Ogawa Japanese Artisans and Tools Artisans and craftsmen have been active in Japan for a long time. From artisan expert...