Hi all,
We tried to get in touch with some of our friends from the Bonsai community in Japan, after the great disaster of March 2011. An overview of some of the replies;
Latest news I received from several Bonsai nurseries / friends in Japan:
1. Valentin (Shunka-en trainee): the nursery is undamaged, some pots and trees were damaged
2. Jack (Syunsyouen): all is well
3. Yoshi (JBonsai): only minor damage
4. Seiichiro (Shikoku Shimbun): all is well
5. Masashi Nishimura (Kaneshin cutlery): all is well
6. Toriumi (Bonsai Toriumi, in Saitama): big shock, but all is well
7. Taisho-En nursery from Master Urushibata is also ok. big shock, minor damage.
8. Isao Omachi and his family is fine, but he lost all (house, garden, farm, bonsais, etc.)
9. Hisashi (Kikuwa): all is well, no friends harmed
10. Tomohiro Masumi (Kojuen): no damage to his Kyoto based nursery
Clearly, our thoughts are with all Japanese people. I hope for the best.
More info:
www.bonsaiempire.com/bonsai-japan/blog
Regards
Oscar