Kunio Kobayashi A Personal Introduction
Through Bonsai I have been taught many things, they display the beauty of nature in all four seasons and the majesty, grace and power of trees surviving in the harshest of conditions; something which helps me in my life. I have been doing Bonsai for 30 years and love it so much that I have created a museum to display Bonsai. It is my wish to spread the beauty of Bonsai worldwide, to do so I try hard to teach the art to my apprentices from Japan and from the rest of the world.
Sakufuten
【日本盆栽作風展】
・Prime Ministers Award - 1989, 92, 99, 2001
・Ministry of Education Award - 1994, 96
・Ministry of Agriculture Award-1995
・Ministry of Environment-2000
・Mainichi Newspaper Award - 1997
・Japan Full Bloom Award (Satsuki) - 1985, 90
・Japan Bonsai Association Award-1998
・Shohin-2003
Kokufuten
National Exhibition
・ Worked on an unprecedented 16 Kokuften Prize winners
・Helped over 200 clients to display their trees
Kojuten
Professionals Satsuki Exhibition
・Kojuten Taisho (First Place) 1992, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010
International Art and Culture Award -Japanese CulturePromotion Assoc. - 2001
・Culture Promotion Award - Edogawa Ward - 1989, 1999
OVERSEA DEMONSTRATION
Europa
Italy
- ・Bologna - 1996, 97
・Perugia - 1999
・Torino - 2006
・Roma - 2006
・Bressanone - 2008
・San Michele- 2008
・Padova - 2010
Spain
- ・Mallorca - 2003, 04
・Barcelona - 2005
・Malaga - 2007
・Granada - 2008
・Madrid - 2008
Switzerland
- Switzerland - 1999, 2011
San Marino - 2004
- San Marino - 2004
Germany
- Germany - 2001, 2011
other an area
United States
- ・ San Diego - 1997, 2007
・ Portland - 1997
・ Miami - 2002
・ New Jersey - 2003
・ California - 2007
・ New York - 2010
Taiwan
- aipei -2005
Australia
- Gosford 2005
TV
Watch us every Sunday morning, 9 - 9.30am on Tokyo MXTV “Bonsai”
http://www.mxtv.co.jp/bonsai/index.html