Instructors of Shonan School of Bonsai



Official Instructor of Nippon Bonsai Association
Main instructor, Shonan School of Bonsai
Instructor, Kisako Intercultural institute's bonsai course 2009-2012 (English)
Instructor and advisor of Ofuna Botanical Garden in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture
Instructor, Tamagawa gardening club
Instructor, Asahi culture center

Instructor, NAKAMURA, Haruo



Instructor, Shonan School of Bonsai
Main instructor, Kusamono class of Shonan School of Bonsai
Instructor, Ofuna Botanical Garden in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture
Instructor, Yomiuri Culture Center
Instructor, Tamagawa gardening club



Advisor, NAKAMURA
Susumu

1932 Born in Yokohama
1956 Graduated from Kanagawa University (B.A, Economics)
1964 Founded Shonan Garden Center co.
1969 Exhibited 53 Bonsai at Floralies '69 Paris
1971 Managing Director, Japan Horticul Society
1973 Director, Japan Bonsai Cooperation
1975 Founded Shonan School of Bonsai
1976 Exhibited Pinus pentaphylla at Sakufu-ten
1977 Exhibited Pinus thunbergii at Sakufu-ten
1977 Guest Speaker, IBC77 Chicago Convention
1978 Exhibited Pinus pentaphylla at Sakufu-ten
1978 Director, Nippon Bosai Assotiation
1978 Instructor, Elgin Bonsai Group
1978 Committee man, "Bonsai Shunju" Journal of NBA
1979 Exhibited Lagerstroemia indica at Sakufu-ten
1979 NBA Official instructor
1982 Guest Speaker, Floriade 82 Amsterdam
1987 Guest Speaker, IBC Minneapolis
1988 Delegate from NBA to ABS 88 Montreal
1989 Demonstrator, World Bonsai Congress 89 Omiya
1990 Delegate from NBA and Japan Foundation to India
1990 Vice-chairman, Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition Conference
1992 Educator of Official Instructor, Italy
1995 Guest speaker, IBC 95 Sydney
1995 Director in Charge, Bonsai Campaign Project
1996 Guest Speaker, Montreal Bonsai Society
1997 Guest Speaker, Midwest Bonsai Society, Chicago
1998 Guest Speaker, Mosta Bonsai Suiseki, Coordinamento Club Emillia Romagna-Sanmarino
1998 Guest Speaker, EU Japan Fest in Stockholm
1998 Guest Speaker, Carolina Bonsai Exposition
1998 Representative to The Giving Ceremony of Washington National Arboretum
1999 Cief Editor, "Bonsai Shunju"
2000 Guest Speaker, IBC Hawaii
2001 Guest Speaker, US National Arboretum
2001 Instructor, Chicago Botanic Garden for Bonsai Collection
2002 Delegate for NBA to Bangladesh and Pakistan
2003 Lecturer, Demonstrator, US-Japan 150 Festival
2003 Indtructor, Chicago New Study Group
2004 Judge, Demonstrator, The 1st Phillipine Bonsai Convention
2004 Guest, NHK-International TV program "Weekend Japanology"
2005 Lecturer, Demonstrator, Bangladesh-Japan 30 Festival
2007 Head Liner, 30th Mid-America Bonsai Exhibition
2007 Delegate for the Agency for Cultural Affairs to Canada as a "Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange"