The Bonsai Blog of Bjorn Bjorholm

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This past week we wrapped up the 28th annual Taikan-ten exhibition in Kyoto at Miyakomesse.  The preparation that went into the event was enormous but was completely worth it as the show was incredible and the experience itself was unforgettable.  I went with my oyakata, Mr. Fujikawa, to set up for the show on thursday Nov. 20th and spent the following five days in Kyoto working at the Fujikawa Kouka-en sales area.  Of course there were plenty of influential and famous bonsai artists at the event, but for me the best part was finally getting to meet some of the other young apprentices from around Japan including Ken-san from Daiju-en and Sakurai-san and Matt Reel from Shinji Suzuki’s place in Nagano.  Plus I got a serious behind-the-scenes look at how the entire event went down.  By the end of the long weekend, I was completely exhausted but I’m already looking forward to next year.  The following pictures from the nursery are a bit late, I know, but please enjoy and feel free to comment!