Ayrshire Bonsai Open Exhibition

The Scottish Bonsai Open Exhibition featuring:

  • an extensive display of 100+ bonsai trees
  • advice and information on the hobby
  • traders selling trees, pots, tools etc

 

A “Japanese Village” displaying:

  • Ikebana (flower arranging)
  • kintsugi, (repairing ceramics with gold)
  • origami (decorative paper folding)
  • calligraphy (Japanese lettering/design)
  • sumo (Japanese wrestling)
  • kyudo (traditional Japanese archery)
  • boro stitching (Japanese textile repair)
  • sashiko (traditional embroidery technique)
  • shiatsu (Japanese massage technique)
  • Kimono (dressing in a kimono)

 

As a special feature our Japanese Village will

also include musical interludes on Japanese

instruments such as the koto and shamisen.

 

Refreshments will also be available.