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The international association Nippon Bonsai
Sakka Kyookai Europe was created by Nippon
Bonsai Sakka Kyookai Japan in response to the
request of Master Hideo Suzuki, who was able to
identify the right partners, in Europe, to
spread the ancient traditions of the Japanese
culture regarding bonsai. The Association was
officially established on November 2000, during
the “Aki Ten” event promoted by Bonsai Club
Brixen in Bressanone, which was in the presence
of the Casa Madre President Master Tomio Yamada
and Master Hideo Suzuki. Only those who share
our goals can be part of the association.
Given that we Occidental people have trouble
understanding many of the aspects of bonsai
without studying its cultural background, the
Association will organize some activities
concerning not only cultivation techniques but
also the exposition of bonsai and suiseki in a
tokonoma as well as the study of calligraphy,
tea ceremony, ceramics etc.
The Association has an educational purpose
therefore any form of competition is prohibited.
CONGRESSES
Italian National Congress
The purpose of the convention is to create a
cultural event during which the association
members can meet, exchange opinions, share a few
hours studying together and also to present an
exposition of the best bonsai and suiseki
belonging to the Italian members.
Sakka Ten
The international meeting moment of the
Association is the “Sakka Ten” congress, during
which different European Countries members meet
up and an exposition of the best plants of the
association at international level takes place.
Every meeting of the congress occurs in a
different Country in collaboration with a local
Bonsai Club.
MEMBERS
The Association is composed of
supporting members and effective members.
A supporting member must share
and support the cultural purposes of the
association, he/she joins the meeting
activities and can be invited to present
his samples at the expositions of the
association. He/she doesn’t have to be a
bonsaist.
A person can become an effective
member only by invitation of the
Directive Council after he/she has spent
some time in the association
demonstrating that he/she shares its
philosophy and its cultural purposes. He/she
must also have suitable technical
preparation and must use appropriate
materials. He/she will be invited as
expositor and demonstrator during
national and international meetings and
will be authorized to use the
association label, according to a
previous agreement with the Directive
Council. A member’s duty is to represent
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EFFECTIVE
MEMBERS
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