Japanese Bonsai Trees have been a part of Japanese culture for over 1000 years going back to the Heian Era. Today, we'll visit the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum ??????? in Saitama to see some amazing tree! One in particular is a 1000 year old Ezo Spruce that has a lot of personality.

What does BONSAI mean"
The word literally means TRAY PLANTING.
A tree in a tray.

But the beauty of it transcends its size. It outlives its owner. A way Japanese connect with nature.

? About #teamtrees:

Let's plant 20 Million Trees!
(1) Just plant some trees to support or
(2) Donate to have some trees planted through the Abor Day Foundation. Info is available at http://teamtrees.org This campaign has been headed by Mr Beast, a YouTube creator who has an ambitious plan to plant more trees! I'm hoping for a lot of success.

More explanation here from YouTube Creator with 20 million subscribers Mr Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch"v=HPJKxAhLw5I

John & ONLY in JAPAN on Instagram:
?? http://instagram.com/onlyinjapantv

ONLY in JAPAN is a registered trademark. All rights are reserved. This show has been created and produced by John Daub ???????. He's been living and working in Japan for over 21 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel.

#onlyinjapan #bonsai #teamtree

...