Kunio Kobayashi

Kobayashi Kunio

Garden’s name: Shunkaen
Address: Nihori 1·29·16, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81·3·3670·8622
Fax: +81·3·3670·5884
email: info@kunio-kobayashi.com

Awards:

1989: Prime Minister award at Nippon Bonsai Sakufu-Ten

1992: Prime Minister award at Nippon Bonsai Sakufu-Ten First Prize at Satsuki-Ten

1999 Prime Minister award at Nippon Bonsai Sakufu-Ten

2001 Prime Minister award at Nippon Bonsai Sakufu-Ten

2003 First Prize at Satsuki-Ten

2005 First Prize at Satsuki-Ten

2007 First Prize at Satsuki-Ten

2010 First Prize at Satsuki-Ten

2011 Is appointed with the cuktural award Higashikuninomiya

…and many other awards at the most popular worlds contests.

Biography:

Born on April 2nd, 1948

1976 becomes a Bonsai professionist

In 2002 inaugurates the “Shunkaen” Bonsai Museum

In 2008 appears his first volume: Bonsai Art – Sky

In 2010 appears his second volume: Bonsai Art – Earth

Attività

Director of the “Shunkaen” Bonsai Museum

Contributes to many famous Bonsai magazines

Participates at meetings, workshops and contaests in more than 20 countries.

Appears on a weekly based broadcasts on “Tokyo MXTV”, “NHK” and other networks.

Director of Nippon Suiseki Kyookai

Director of Nippon Bonsai Sakka Kyookai

Experiences

1996 Participates as Instructor to the “IV incontro col Bonsai” at FRANCHI BONSAI VIVAI

1997 Participates as Instructor to the “V incontro col Bonsai” at FRANCHI BONSAI VIVAI

1999 Participates as Instructor to the “VI incontro col Bonsai” at FRANCHI BONSAI VIVAI