Bonsai Association Belgium

Bonsai Association Belgium The is the official profile page from Bonsai Association Belgium. It is our aim to promote and develop bonsai in Belgium and beyond.
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We organise 'The Trophy by Bonsai Association Belgium' annually.

Yesterday, during our bi-weekly club evening, Tony Tickle delivered a really nice presentation about Crateagus (Hawthorn...
03/09/2026

Yesterday, during our bi-weekly club evening, Tony Tickle delivered a really nice presentation about Crateagus (Hawthorn). It's always great to have him over as a guest speaker. Not only did he take us through a good presentation with excellent photos, the trees he brought also showed every step of the development from young plants and yamadori to bonsai show trees.

02/09/2026

ALDO TOLLINI

🇬🇧 Sakka Ten Autumn Trees will once again have the pleasure and honour of hosting Prof. Aldo Tollini, one of Italy’s leading figures in the study and understanding of traditional Japanese culture.

A former lecturer in Classical Japanese at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Prof. Tollini has devoted over forty years to the study of Japanese culture, with a particular focus on medieval Japan, the Zen and Chan Buddhist traditions, and the translation and interpretation of classical texts.

His experience and his ability to make complex concepts accessible have also been a constant feature of NBSKE’s cultural journey for many years. As far back as 2008, Professor Tollini had delivered a series of lectures for our association, which represented an important opportunity for deeper understanding and growth.

Understanding Japanese culture, in fact, means going beyond the simple translation of words; it means grasping the context, the nuances and the deeper meaning of aesthetic and philosophical concepts that often have no immediate equivalent in our own culture.

It is precisely this ability to convey not only words but the essence of a culture that makes Professor Tollini’s contribution to our journey so valuable.

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER (10.00 am – 11.30 am) Aldo Tollini will take centre stage, alongside Edoardo Rossi, in a lecture dedicated to one of the greatest poets of the Japanese tradition: ‘The Poetics of Matsuo Bashō’. This will be a journey through Bashō’s poetics and the cultural world that enabled his extraordinary expression through poetry, aesthetic sensibility and a profound relationship with nature.

An event designed for those who wish to go beyond the technical aspects of bonsai and explore the cultural and aesthetic roots of Japan, to gain a better understanding of the sensibility that still permeates many of its traditional arts today.

An unmissable event featuring one of the most authoritative voices on Japanese culture in Italy.

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🇮🇹 Sakka Ten Autumn Trees avrà ancora una volta il piacere e l’onore di ospitare il Prof. Aldo Tollini, una delle figure di riferimento in Italia per lo studio e la comprensione della cultura tradizionale giapponese.

Già docente di Lingua giapponese classica all’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, il Prof. Tollini ha dedicato oltre quarant’anni allo studio della cultura giapponese, con particolare attenzione al Giappone medievale, alla tradizione buddhista Zen e Chan e alla traduzione e interpretazione dei testi classici.

La sua esperienza e la sua capacità di rendere accessibili concetti complessi hanno accompagnato per molti anni anche il percorso culturale di NBSKE. Già nel 2008 il Prof. Tollini aveva tenuto per la nostra associazione una serie di lezioni che hanno rappresentato un importante momento di approfondimento e crescita.

Comprendere la cultura giapponese, infatti, significa andare oltre la semplice traduzione delle parole, significa cogliere il contesto, le sfumature e il significato profondo di concetti estetici e filosofici che spesso non trovano un equivalente immediato nella nostra cultura.

È proprio questa capacità di tradurre non soltanto le parole, ma il senso di una cultura, a rendere prezioso il contributo del Prof. Tollini al nostro percorso.

SABATO 17 OTTOBRE (ore 10.00 – 11.30) Aldo Tollini sarà protagonista, insieme a Edoardo Rossi, di una conferenza dedicata a uno dei più grandi poeti della tradizione giapponese con “La poetica di Matsuo Bashō”, un viaggio nella poetica di Bashō e nel mondo culturale che ne ha reso possibile la straordinaria espressione, attraverso la poesia, la sensibilità estetica e il rapporto profondo con la natura.

Un appuntamento pensato per chi desidera andare oltre la tecnica del bonsai e avvicinarsi alle radici culturali ed estetiche del Giappone, per comprendere meglio quella sensibilità che ancora oggi attraversa molte delle sue arti tradizionali.

Un incontro da non perdere con una delle voci più autorevoli della cultura giapponese in Italia.

02/09/2026

CHIHARU IMAI | GUEST OF HONOUR

It is with great pleasure that NBSKE announces Chiharu Imai, a Japanese master and guest of honour at the Sakka Ten Autumn Trees 2026 Congress.

Born in Kanagawa on 5 April 1962, Chiharu Imai began his journey in bonsai at the age of just 19, joining the prestigious Seikou-en, where he studied and worked for six years under the guidance of Master Tomio Yamada.

In 1991, he embarked on his independent professional career, founding his own garden, Chiharuen, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Today, he continues his work in cultivation and training there, keeping alive an approach to bonsai deeply rooted in Japanese tradition.

His work has also been recognised at major national exhibitions: in 1998, he received the Minister of the Environment’s Award at the 23rd Sakufu-ten, subsequently winning further awards at the same event.

For over twenty years, Master Imai has been sharing his expertise outside Japan, with a particularly significant presence in Europe, Italy and, above all, Spain, through workshops, demonstrations and courses aimed at bonsai enthusiasts of various levels.

His expertise is also evidenced by his collaboration with leading international publishers in the sector: as early as the 1990s, his work appeared in major specialist magazines, featuring in-depth articles on the training of junipers and plums.

At the Sakka Ten Autumn Trees 2026, we will therefore have the opportunity to meet a Master who embodies a living link between the tradition of Japanese bonsai and its contemporary evolution.

EVENTS WITH MASTER IMAI

🌿 16 October | 9.00 – 16.00
Workshop led by Chiharu Imai

🌲 17 October | 15.00 – 17.30
Demonstration: “How to shape a conifer”

🍂 18 October | 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Demonstration: “How to finish a tree”

This will be a valuable opportunity to study the work of a highly experienced Japanese master up close and, above all, to return home with new perspectives on our own trees.

Master Imai looks forward to seeing you at Sakka Ten 2026

Dear bonsai friends, here's also the first flyer for the World Bonsai Convention in 2030, as it was also distributed las...
31/08/2026

Dear bonsai friends, here's also the first flyer for the World Bonsai Convention in 2030, as it was also distributed last weekend during the WBFF even in Malaysia.

To keep you up to date we have created a new page: Worldbonsai2030. Please start following that page to stay up to date. You will be hearing much more from Bonsai Partners Europe over the months and years to come about this exciting event. The website will go live early 2027.

Bonsai Partners Europe:
Bonsai Association Belgium Bonsai Plaza Online Internet Bonsai-shop Harald Lehner Crespi Bonsai Lodder Bonsai

30/08/2026

BREAKING NEWS! The team from Bonsai Partners Europe is humbled and proud that earlier today Europe was selected to host the 2030 World Bonsai Convention. It will take place in Maastricht, November 1-3 in the MECC

BREAKING NEWS !!It was a close call today in Malaysia during the voting at the 2026 WBC from the World Bonsai Friendship...
30/08/2026

BREAKING NEWS !!
It was a close call today in Malaysia during the voting at the 2026 WBC from the World Bonsai Friendship Federation.
The team from Bonsai Partners Europe is very humbled and proud to announce that the World Bonsai Convention 2030 will take place in Europe, Maastricht to be precise.
The 2030 event will be held November 1-3 in the MECC.

PLEASE SHARE & STAY TUNED

And here's the flyer for The Trophy 2027 edition. More info on the registration of trees, pots and suiseki will follow s...
27/08/2026

And here's the flyer for The Trophy 2027 edition. More info on the registration of trees, pots and suiseki will follow soon.

Today we're launching the official poster for The Trophy 2027. We hope that you and your trees have been able to handle ...
26/08/2026

Today we're launching the official poster for The Trophy 2027.
We hope that you and your trees have been able to handle the high temperatures of this Summer well. Get ready for submitting your trees, pots and suiseki for The Trophy 2027. Registration is not yet open, but soon will be. We're looking forward to share more news and information with you over the weeks and months to come. Stay tuned!

Registration for the International Congress "Sakka Ten Autumn Trees" is still open.Every year, the NBSKE International C...
09/08/2026

Registration for the International Congress "Sakka Ten Autumn Trees" is still open.

Every year, the NBSKE International Congress is an opportunity for all of us to meet, exchange ideas, and grow together. At the heart of the event is the bonsai and suiseki exhibition, a curated journey that reflects the sensitivity, culture, and values that the Nippon Bonsai Sakka Kyookai Europe has always promoted.

If you are an NBSKE member and would like to exhibit one of your bonsai or suiseki, now is the time to submit your work. If you are not yet a member, this is the perfect opportunity to join the Nippon Bonsai Sakka Kyookai Europe, become part of our community, and participate in the Congress by submitting one of your specimens for selection.

The selection process is not intended simply to identify the finest specimens, but above all to create a harmonious, balanced, and diverse exhibition, where every display contributes to the beauty and meaning of the whole.

To participate, simply send high-quality photographs of your specimen, including:
📌 owner's name;
📌 dimensions;
📌 for bonsai: the scientific name of the species;
📌 for suiseki: classification, place of origin, and dimensions (the poetic name is optional).

📩 Submission of applications
🌍 [email protected]

🇧🇪🇳🇱 Members from Belgium and the Netherlands
[email protected]

Please note that exhibitors' names will not be displayed during the exhibition. The focus is placed entirely on the artwork itself and on the dialogue it creates with the other displays, in keeping with the spirit of the Japanese tradition.

If you have a bonsai or a suiseki that you believe could enrich this exhibition, we warmly invite you to take part.

We look forward to creating another memorable edition of Sakka Ten Autumn Trees together.

Dear followers and group members, please have a look at this fantastic even which is taking place 16-18 October in Laarn...
16/07/2026

Dear followers and group members, please have a look at this fantastic even which is taking place 16-18 October in Laarne, Belgium.

PROGRAM

Thursday 15 October
14.00 – 18.00 | early birds can deliver trees

Friday 16 October
9.00 – 12.00 | delivery of the trees
9.00 – 16.00 | Workshop led by Chiharu Imai, registration necessary before 31 July 2026 by email to [email protected], cost €100
16.00 – 19.00 | opening of the event with a tour of the exhibition

Saturday 17 October
9.00 | opening of the exhibition
10.00 – 11.30 | lecture by Aldo Tollini (with Edoardo Rossi), on the theme of Basho’s poetics
11.30 – 13.00 | visit of the bonsai and kusamono collection of Danny Use
Break
15.00 – 17.30 | demonstration by Chiharu Imai: ‘How to shape a conifer.’
18.00 | barbecue dinner, (40 € with 2 drinks included), registration needed by email [email protected]

Sunday 18 October
9.00 | opening of the exhibition
9.30 – 12.30 | demonstration by Chiharu Imai: ‘How to finish a tree.’
14.00 – 15.30 | lecture on Suiseki by Daniela Schifano and Paco Donato
–– Part 1: ‘The characteristics to look for in a quality stone.’
–– Part 2: ‘Seki kazari, or how to display suiseki at an exhibition’
17.00 | End of the event

Information
Venue: Ginkgo Bonsai Center, Heirweg 190, Laarne (near Gent), Belgium
Registration: www.sakkakyookai-e.com
Local contact: [email protected]

Transport
By car: 50 km from Brussels
By plane: Brussels Airport is connected directly to Gent (Sint-Pieters station), you can find
lots of hotels in the city center of Gent – Shuttle bus between Gent city center and Ginkgo Bonsai Center

Adres

Jaarbeurslaan 6
Genk
3600

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