Beautiful and spectacular Japan’s No. 1 Bonsai Exhibition

2022.02.02

The New Year’s tradition “Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition” in the Shiga / Hubei area will be held again this year. The appearance of red and white bonsai plums lined up in the tatami room of Keiunkan is spectacular. Continuing from last year, the new building is holding a collaborative exhibition with Tetsuhei Hayakawa, a paper-cutting artist living in Maibara.

Outline of the 71st Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition

Period: January 9th (Sun) – March 10th (Thu), 2022 (61 days, open throughout the period)
Venue: Keiunkan (2-5 Minatocho, Nagahama City, 3 minutes walk from JR Nagahama Station)
Time: 9:00 to 17:00 (extended until 20:30 when lit up) *Admission is 30 minutes before
Price: Adults 800 yen, elementary and junior high school students 400 yen
(2 discounts for groups of 20 or more)
Exhibition: Approximately 90 pots (replaced sequentially according to how they bloom during the period)

>Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition Official Website

Collaboration exhibition with Tetsuhei Hayakawa, a paper-cutting artist living in Maibara

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■Night special project “Bonsai x Bamboo Light”
During the night illumination period, a special Bonsai exhibition will be held on the 2nd floor of the main building. Please enjoy the fantastic bamboo lights and the Bonsai Exhibition.

Period: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from January 29th to March 6th
Venue: Keiunkan Main Building 2F

■Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition Haiku Festival
We are looking for haiku related to the Bonsai Exhibition. The person who chose the phrase is Itsuki Natsui.

Recruitment period: January 9th (Sun) – March 10th (Thu)

■Introducing Bonsai Cultured Seedlings!
You can see the growth of the Bonsai “Immortality” and “Fuyomine”, which were born by Sumitomo Forestry’s technology, which first appeared last year.

Date: Exhibited from February 4th (Fri) to March 10th (Thu)

■Kimono DE Bonsai
Kimono people can enter the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition for free to liven up the ongoing “Kimono DE Nagahama”.

Period:

January 9th (Sun) – March 10th (Thu)

■Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition Photo Contest
A photo contest that expresses the charm of the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition. There is a prize in the gold medal!

Recruitment period: January 9th (Sun) – March 22nd (Tue)

*Caution Please refrain from using a tripod. (A monopod can be used)

■Bon plum experience
– Let’s make an original Bonsai –
This is the first Bon plum experience this year. Why don’t you choose your favorite bonsai and pot from the mini bonsai sold at the venue and make your own bonsai? A professional manager will teach you in detail about replanting, pruning, annual management, etc.

Price: 4,000 yen ~ (Admission fee not included)

– Bonsai management experience –
Throughout the year, you will learn how to manage and enjoy Bonsai from the Bonsai manager. The bonsai that has been cultivated and managed will be exhibited at the 72nd Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition. We will prepare the bonsai plums and ingredients to be managed.

Price: 18,000 yen
Period: Reiwa 1 year from March 4th. 3rd Sunday of every month
Location: Bonsai management field

*In addition, there is also a “Growing Class” (1,000 yen per person) that teaches you how to easily grow Bonsai plums at home.

■Bonsai Premium Guide
We will guide you with fun talks such as a higher-grade viewing method and the inside story of Bonsai management. (Reservation required)

Price:

1,000 yen (excluding admission fee)

Related campaigns

■Bonsai Exhibition at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
For the first time this year, the plum blossoms from the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition will appear at the Ume Festival in Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto!

Period: January 28th (Fri) -February 13th (Sun)
Venue: Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Bundou Kaikan (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto)

■Bonsai Exhibition at Expo’70 Commemorative Park
Continuing from last year, we will be exhibiting the plum blossoms from the Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition during the plum festival at the Expo’70 Commemorative Park in Osaka.

Period:

February 10th (Thu) – 27th (Sun)
Venue: Expo’70 Commemorative Park Senri-an, Umebayashi (Suita-ku, Osaka)

[Corona measures]
・Please cooperate in temperature measurement, hand disinfection, and wearing a mask at the entrance.
・Ventilation is always thorough in the hall.
・Thoroughly disinfect areas that customers can touch, such as elevators and seats.
・Admission may be restricted to avoid crowding. note that.

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