TAKAMATSU--Officials from Kagawa Prefecture are taking advantage of a long-sought opportunity to expand their sales network to Europe for black pine bonsai cultivated in the prefecture. In Takamatsu, ...

Four experts from the Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations have trained Baguio's environment management specialists in cultivating ang nurturing bonsai pine tree saplings ...

Bonsai gardening has long been admired for its ability to distill the vastness of nature into a single, elegant container. For minimalists, this unique practice captures the essence of “less is more” ...

If you’ve ever wanted to grow a bonsai, you only need to visit a nursery that specializes in these twisting miniature trees. Bonsai, which came to Japan from China in the 12th century, is the art of ...

Bill Ward is not the guy you would pick to fall in love with bonsai trees, those inanimate avatars of contemplation, calm and completion. There's nothing left out but nothing left in, either, that ...

Each tiny snip is a work of art. From his Greenwood backyard, Mark Fields carefully crafts living masterpieces. Potted trident maples, Japanese white pine and cascade style Korean wild rose are shaped ...

Japanese bonsai is recognized worldwide and exported globally for its high level of craftsmanship. Among Japanese bonsai, however, there are various production areas in Japan and a wide range of ...

Almost 70 years ago, on 6 August 1945, the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb “Little Boy” over Hiroshima. It killed some 200,000 people and caused incalculable long-term damage. Yet, just two miles from ...