Omiya Bonsai Art Museum Japan

G'day and welcome to another TreeStyler video. This is a walkthrough of the bonsai art museum in the Omiya village in Japan. This is the birthplace of one of Japan's most treasured art forms. I visited the museum in summer of 2025. Here is some history relating to the Omiya bonsai village. After the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 a group of skilled bonsai gardeners left Tokyo in search of a better environment for their craft. They needed more space, cleaner air and good water. In 1925 they found all of that in Sayatama and the Omiya bonsai village was created. When the village began residents followed four simple rules. They had to own at least ten bonsai trees, they needed to open their gardens to the public, homes could only be one story tall and hedges were used instead of fences. Because of these rules peaceful traditional atmosphere of the village has remained almost unchanged for nearly a century. As the years passed Omiya bonsai village became known around the world. Bonsai lovers like me, students and even international VIPs traveled here to learn and experience the art of bonsai. In 1970 at the Japan World Exposition in Osaka the Japanese government presented a major bonsai and Suzuki exhibition and most of the bonsai on display came directly from Omiya. In 1989 Omiya City hosted the first World Bonsai Convention. This was held over four days, 12,000 bonsai enthusiasts from 32 countries gathered for demonstrations, workshops and cultural exchange. In 2017 the 8th World Bonsai Convention returned to Sayatama, 120,000 visitors from over 40 countries attended filling the venues with excitement and energy. Today Omiya bonsai village continues to inspire bonsai lovers like me from around the world. It's a living symbol of patience, artistry and tradition. Enjoy. All right I haven't been speaking during this because I didn't want to interrupt anyone but I've actually got a place to myself. Oh there's a couple of people down there there's actually camera people filming in here today and I'm trying to be very quiet. I'm just gonna go for a quick little wander. Some of these trees are absolutely stunning, amazing.