Here in classic bonsai of japan the nippon bonsai association japans preeminent voice of the bonsai tradition introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in japan today some of them presented to a western audience for the first time over 130 full color and 48 black and white plates of priceless specimens with informative commentary provide a definitive tour of the bonsai world from a 15 year old flowering cherry to a majestic 1000 year old yezo spruce the . Here in classic bonsai of japan the nippon bonsai association japans preeminent voice of the bonsai tradition introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in japan today some of them presented to a western audience for the first time. Classic bonsai of japan by nippon bonsai association at abebookscouk isbn 10 0870119338 isbn 13 9780870119330 kodansha america inc 1989 hardcover. Kengai and han kengai bonsai trees are grown such that the trunk and branches stretch down below the roots they droop down from their pots the curvature of