Koju-en visit, Kyoto, July 2019

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I wish I could upload more at once.
This place is Shohin heaven. I think this is a direction I'd like to go with. I'm happy here among the finest "cookie cutters" "broccoli" trees. So tiny are the trident malle leaves! I love big bonsai, but shohin has got me so giddy . I think the apprentices have it good as far as no heavy lifting to do.

 

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I got to meet the master who was very friendly and let me see a bunch of Tofukuji pots, but this small one is my favorite. I'm so delighted.

 

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Promise some more pictures later, and I did think of yall.

 

[jonathanvperth]

Great pics!! Thanks for sharing!! Post more

 

[just.wing.it]

Very nice!
Thats a quite interesting looking pot there!
I like it!

 

[Nybonsai12]

Awesome thank you for sharing.

 

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It was raining so I had to be extra careful taking photos and hold an umbrella among these fine trees.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Sorry, pictures not in no order. I enjoyed seeing gardenia, citrus, and chojubai bonsai. Of course I like all the pines, junipers, and maples too. Aren't the leaves strange on some of the trident maples? Small and almost no lobes?

 

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Here's me posing with a Tofukuji and the master bringing out another one

 

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[0soyoung]

Here's me posing with a Tofukuji and the master bringing out another one

So where is the thread/post with all the pots you brought home?

 

[Smoke]

Here's me posing with a Tofukuji and the master bringing out another one
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Thanks for representing Bananaman!!!

 

[thumblessprimate1]

I'll post more pots later @0soyoung I posted some in the pot thread that I picked up from Omiya, I picked 3 more at Kojuen. Nothing very expensive. I considered buying Kyoto pots, but the glaze didn't interest me. Perhaps next time. This is a nursery I'd visit again. I've never seen so many high quality and refined trees in one spot!

Few more images.

 

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[cheap_walmart_art]

Nice. I have a good friend in the army who was over there recently and she mailed me a couple pots and pics back from this nursery. Looks awesome!

 

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[0soyoung]

she mailed me a couple pots and pics back from this nursery

You will be needing to change your moniker.

 

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I have a short video in my Instagram post.

http://instagr.am/p/B0cDvQyjRfY/