OMIYA BONSAI MUSEUM

Approx. 1 hour outside Tokyo you can find the Omiya Bonsai Village that are for sure worth a visit. There are some nurseries spread around in the village but all in walking distance. A charming little village where you get the feeling of everyday Japanese life. First visit we spend around 5 hours.. but it was SO warm ( around 35 degrees) - so I decided to come back for another visit a few days later ) more pictures to follow. 

One of the highlights in the village is the Omyia Bonsai Museum. With some  GREAT masterpieces. A lot of the trees are much bigger in real life than I had imagined! You are allowed to take pictures from the lobby and out of the windows but not in the garden it self except a small area. Behind the museum there are a small bonsai store that is also nice to visit.  Below I have added pictures form the visit:

    

HAMA-RIKYU GARDENS TOKYO

Dear All,
Close to our hotel the HAMA-RIKYU GARDENS were located. It is a very nice garden with classical Japanese landscape and a great history. Below I have added pictures from the garden. In the Garden there are a 300 years old pine tree that are worth a visit as well...

YOYOGI PARK TOKYO

Dear All
During our stay in Tokyo we went to the Yogogi park. It is one of the largest in Tokyo and is located near the Harajuku station. It is a very nice park with a couple of temples inside worth visiting. The park is very popular and on sundays you can see rock a Billys hanging out.. a cool sight. Below I have added a few shots from the park:

BONSAI IN THE METRO - TOKYO

Dear All,
Sorry for not updating the blog for some time, but have been super super busy lately. 
During the visit in japan this summer - god the time goes by fast! - we were walking at one the many metro stations in Tokyo underground. At a little flower shop I found these little shohin bonsai.. very cute and at a price range of around 20 Euros a piece. Thought it was fun to see bonsai the first day in Tokyo and in a very unexpected place.. underground at a metro station. Now I understand better after been there for 2 weeks. A lot of the stations also works as underground shopping malls with restaurants, clothing stores etc etc.