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hat a privilege it was to witness one seen before. The convention was attended by around Top; The Convention was
of the greatest Bonsai events in this 1200 delegates from 40 countries and regions of the inaugurated by the Royal
Highness Prince and Princess
millennium and that too in the world and visited by more than 45,000 people, much Akishino-miya. Mr. Jiro Fukuda,
Mecca of Bonsai, Saitama City. The more than the expected number of visitors of 20,000! Chairman WBFF, introduced
W8th World Bonsai Convention was the headliners.
held in Saitama City (formerly called Omiya City), in The Opening Ceremony: Inset; Nikunj Parekh, India
Saitama Prefecture from the 27th – 30th April 2017. The Bonsai extravaganza commenced on 27th region WBFF Director, gave
The World Bonsai Convention organized by the April 2017 with the official opening ceremony held in the guest speech inviting all
regions of the world to unite as
World Bonsai Friendship Federation (WBFF) was re- the huge Omiya Sonic Centre and attended by over one fraternity for the cause of
turning to Saitama city 28 years after the city held the 2000 guests and delegates. Mr. Yohei Kono, honorary Bonsai art.
first convention in 1989. It was a landmark convention Chairman of this year’s convention gave the opening Bottom right; Ribbon cutting
where no stone was left unturned to showcase some speech. He evoked memories of the first Chairman of ceremony of the Exhibition
of the best bonsai talents from Japan and the rest of the World Bonsai Convention Mr. Saburo Kato and on the morning of 28th April
the world and a bonsai exhibition like no one has ever outlined Kato’s belief that ‘the heart of Bonsai will lead 2017.

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