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Welcome to GAFUTEN

We are All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association official site.

In Japan, We hold "GAFUTEN" in Kyoto every January, that is the biggest Shohin-Bonsai exhibition. 
We are doing the introduction of "GAFUTEN" and "All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association" in this site.






Exhibition

GAFUTEN

SHUNGATEN




About us

Our activities

Member's advantages

Entrance guide

Inquiry & request








An excellent work of art that expresses the beauty of each season on the palm.
Shohin-Bonsai is very attractive and "the ultimate hobby" that gives you peace of mind and mental support. You can enjoy it with the time by expressing the season, the spread, and the oldness in your pleasure to make and display and by intesifying the connection with nature having your deep affection and skills. You can also express your sense and philosophy. Why don't you become a member of Shohin-bonsai lovers that enjoy a "real and living" traditional culture?
All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association has been established since 1986, and now it is a group of Shohin-bonsai lovers that has 68 chapters all over Japan.

Association's activities
* We support each exhbition that is held by Osaka chapters, Hyogo chapters, Kanagawa chapters and Shizuoka chapters.
* We support other exhibitions held by some chapters.
* We authorize and register it as "YUGA SHOHIN-BONSAI & POTS" in order to preserve precious Shohin-Bonsai, Bonsai-Pots, and display stands.

Member's advantages
1. You can exhibit your works at GAFUTEN, SHUNGATEN, SHUGATEN, HOKURIKU-MIYABITEN, and KYUSHU-MIYABITEN on charge.
2. You can buy it by 10% discount at the shop of each above exhibition organized by the Association that is the member of the Association.(There are some exceptions.)
3. You can get a deluxe picture album that contains all works exhibited at GAFUTEN.
4. You can enter GAFUTEN exhibition free of charge. Another person can enter with you, if you show your membership card.
5. You can also get "Sanyasou to Minibonsai" magazine every two months(6 copies a year).
6. You can participate in training classes supported by the Association.
7. You can ask an adaptation of your bonsai on charge. (Remake-system)

Entrance guide
* Please fill out the application form and send it to the office with entrance fee and membership fee.
iApplication form is in the office.j
* Entrance fee: JPY3,000 & Annual membership fee: JPY12,000
(Notice:@Entrance fee: JPY10,000 & Annual membership fee: JPY20,000, in case you live outside Japan. The term of validity of this contract is from February 1 to January 31 of next year.)
* Please make a remittance of membership fee by postal money order or cash registered mail.

Inquiry & request
* Office of All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association.
   19 Karahashi Isono-cho, Minami-ku,    Kyoto 601-8462
   TEL/FAX: +81-(0)75-691-5488
   Postal money order: 01060-1-25703

*Feedback Form
* Webmaster Higuchi Takeshi,  e-mail to: All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association


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