Category Archives: Bonsai Trees

The Bonsai’s Magician

Bonsai as a pastime has become a modern day hobby ever since it started as a Japanese pastime in the Tokugawa period. Bonsai enthusiasts collect various kinds of bonsai and grow it in their garden. They can even bring it inside their homes in little containers. World renowned Bonsai artist Masahiko Kimura has earned acclaim…

John Naka: Legendary Bonsai Master

John Yoshio Naka was born on August 16, 1914 in Denver, Colorado. He and his family returned to their native Japan when he was eight years old. Having his grandfather as his constant companion, he observed as his elderly shaped and trimmed the trees. When he was nineteen years old, John took up landscape design….