The World’s Tiniest Forest
And the most convenient! If you owned this little grove, you wouldn’t have to take countless trains and buses to enjoy some natural splendor because you could just keep it in your room.
I was wandering around the other day, waiting for my boots to be repaired at the Matsuya Ginza store and I chanced upon this exhibition of bonsai trees. Maybe it’s just that I’ve never seen bonsai exhibited in winter without their leaves, but these were the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen. The little forest above was about 18″ (~45cm) tall, and the tree below was about 24″ (~60cm) tall.
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly newsletter Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!
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OMG so beautiful! Thanks for sharing 🙂
So happy you like them too!
Wow, I’ve always thought that Bonsai trees have this special Aura :)) I love them!
Me too! These were especially gorgeous, but have you ever been out to Omiya? There’s a whole neighborhood filled with bonsai nurseries out there, plus the Bonsai Museum! I did a post on it, whining about their weird picture policy, but there’s a picture here:
https://jonellepatrick.me/2011/09/27/elvis-is-alive-and-living-as-a-bonsai-tree-in-omiya/
Next time you’re in Japan…!
these seem so magical.
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I agree! Here in Japan, I see so many bonsai I’m pretty much, oh another bonsai, but these stopped me in my tracks!