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At the second Kokufu Bonsai Ten, December 1934

The long recovery from the Pacific War saw Bonsai become mature and

cultivated as an important native art. Apprenticeship programs, greater
numbers of shows, books and magazines, and classes for foreigners
spread the word. The use of custom power tools matched with an
intricate knowledge of plant physiology allowed a few masters to move
from the craft approach to a truly artistic-designing phase of the art.

Recently, Bonsai – seen too often as just a tired pastime for the elderly –
now even has a version becoming popular among the younger
generation with easy-to-care-for mini-trees and landscapes, unwired and

wilder-looking, using native plants.