I am from Melbourne, Australia and I spent 2 weeks at the Fujikawa International School of Bonsai in July 2013 which was an incredible experience. You get to see first hand and work with amazing quality bonsai as well as some of the most talented artists in the world. Everyone is extremely friendly and more than willing…

My name is Andrew Sellman, I’m from Australia and I have been doing bonsai for around 9 years.  I have made several trips to Japan to visit bonsai nurseries and conventions and I had learned from these experiences, but I felt there was still so much missing that could only be learnt first hand.  I…

I stayed for 5 weeks at the Fujikawa International School of Bonsai and I loved it ! As a beginner in bonsai I was able to improve my wiring and styling skills at Kouka-En. It’s amazing to see all those beautiful Bonsai at the nursery and how friendly everybody is .They helped me a lot…

We live in Paris, France and have been interested in bonsais for about 30 years but are essentially self-taught. I had visited bonsai nurseries in Japan (in Tokyo and Omiya) and had been fascinated by the quality of the trees and the work being done there.  We wished to have a further experience through a…