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Million Dollar Tree Wins at
Taikan-ten 2018

The prestigious Prime Minister Award for “best of
show” was presented to a large Japanese five-needle
pine at the 37th Nippon Bonsai Taikan-ten Exhibition,
held in Kyoto, Japan from the 18th to 21st November,
2017.
This pine was for sale in the trade area at ASPC Con-
vention held in Takamatsu in 2011. The asking price
was $1,000,000!
BCI life members, Naemi Iwasaki, Chairman of
Nippon Bonsai Association and Lindsay Bebb, Chair-
man of World Bonsai Friendship Federation, cutting
the ribbon at the opening ceremony.
A wonderful display of four white pine bonsai about
250 years old, formerly owned by the last shogun,
Tokugawa Yoshinobu of the Edo bakufu. See overleaf.
Two Sargent Junipers and a Kamogawa Ishi, Suiseki
were displayed in a very modern format.
The suiseki was also from the Tokugawa Yoshinobu
shogun. The display was designed by Seiji Morimae
and the bonsai and suiseki in both of these exhibits
are owned by Mr. Tanaka. The bonsai are maintained
by Shinj Suzuki.

Top; Prime Minister Award for
“best of show” was presented
to a large Japanese five-needle
pine at the 37th Nippon Bonsai
Taikan-ten Exhibition.
Middle right; BCI life members,
Naemi Iwasaki, Chairman of
Nippon Bonsai Association
and Lindsay Bebb, Chairman
of World Bonsai Friendship
Federation, cutting the ribbon
at the opening ceremony.
Middle left and bottom; Two
sargent Junipers and a
Kamogawa Ishi, Suiseki were
displayed in a very modern
format.

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