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Spuds Moyogi
Interesting read:
asia.nikkei.com
Among other things: "European sales of Japanese black pines, the main species grown in the city, are scheduled to start at the end of the year thanks to the easing of export regulations."
And this:
"Few foreign tourists are allowed into Japan these days, but bonsai gardens across the country are selling their most expensive items -- those priced at more than several hundred thousand yen (several thousand dollars) -- almost exclusively to foreigners."
Bonsai: Japan's living art evolves as it emigrates to rest of Asia
In its home country, young artists try to free the craft from ancient traditions
asia.nikkei.com
Among other things: "European sales of Japanese black pines, the main species grown in the city, are scheduled to start at the end of the year thanks to the easing of export regulations."
And this:
"Few foreign tourists are allowed into Japan these days, but bonsai gardens across the country are selling their most expensive items -- those priced at more than several hundred thousand yen (several thousand dollars) -- almost exclusively to foreigners."
