THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 23, 2025 at 17:26 JST
Michael McTeague, middle, an apprentice at Fujikawa Koka-en, the largest bonsai garden in western Japan, speaks about the global fascination with bonsai to visitors from Australia on June 4 in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. (Kazushige Kobayashi)
IKEDA, Osaka Prefecture—One of the largest bonsai gardens in western Japan here has become a magnet for international bonsai enthusiasts after going viral online. [Read More]
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