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On his arrival we formed ourselves in a row, standing Top and middle; The great
like soldiers, to do our respectful bow. master, Masahiko Kimura,
warmly offered tea, Japanese
We talked for over an hour with the teacher who, sweets and delicious
despite the bus loads of tourists and customers, mandarins from his garden.
seemed to care only for us that day.
He warmly offered tea, Japanese sweets and delicious
mandarins from his garden.
He explained on a scale of seven items, based on rarity,
what is it to a man to become great in his field.
Commitment is the foundation, without which,
learning is below zero; This, together with the will
to become greater and the desire to grow, are part of
those qualities you can influence through self control.
Then comes creativity and ideas that increase with
experience.
Talent, and even more, sensitivity, are absolute
characteristics, dormant in some individuals that can
be awakened if properly stimulated.
During the interview the teacher was pretty amazed
that I spoke in Japanese, but to tell the truth, I expected
a better performance from myself.
On the way back I felt really blessed, I thought of the
bonsai which had impressed me the most and the
meeting with the teacher.
I want to thank Mr. Marco Invernizzi to helped me Bottom; Alessandro, Professor
Now, after a few months, stronger with much more with my studies at the Istituto Superiore Umberto Sawa Nakamura and Masahiko
in-depth study of the language, I am about to leave Primo di Alba, better known to students as the Wine Kimura.
for this fantastic adventure to learn about traditional School, where I gained the remarkable botanical
Japan, which in some ways, is not much different from knowledge that is always helpful in the field of bonsai.
the teaching method of great artists of Italy. If you ask me what I think is the meaning of doing
And of course my heartfelt thanks goes to Massimo bonsai, I reply that it is personal growth and it is
Bandera, Sawa Nakamura, Yukiko Deangelis, and my equivalent to condensing a part of yourself, which are
family for indulging in a dream that can be called ideas, that before the creative process exist solely in the
unusual, eccentric and idealistic, but that relies on mind of the author and soon after, are given to others
the passion for beauty in general and love of Nature, as emotions contained in a form.
towards which everyone should experience a strong
tie.

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