Shunkaen Bonsai Museum

There was once a bonsai attempt at my home in cold ass MN. The poor little thing lasted a few months before it met its death.
Since I was in Japan it was a must that I seek out BONSAI! This little museum was insane. Good insane. There were so many cool ass bonsai trees, it was unbelievable. There were two there that were estimated to be over 800 years old… I’d hate to be the bonsai master that sees its demise. Fingers crossed that never happens.
From the outside the place looks small, but walking in you see that there are hundreds of bonsai trees. Each one is so delicately taken care of. You can see how much work goes into maintaining every tree by how perfectly everything is trimmed. I’m sure it takes a ton of patience and hard work to grow a successful tree.
Everyone working there was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We purchased a «how to» book and the bonsai master came over to chat with us and sign the book. We also learned that the bigger and older bonsai trees costs thousands of dollars, there was one worth $ 2 million. Yikes, and I thought the $ 400 baby bonsai trees were steep.
Make the trip to visit this quaint museum. There’s a small fee, but it’ll be worth it!