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Bonsai and Japanese Culture Festival

10. - 19. 6. 2022
10 June to 19 June 2022
 
Come and enjoy the craft of Bonsai - a piece which is is never "finished" as it changes through the seasons and gains beauty as the years pass.
This year's exhibition will show the best of bonsai growers from the Czech Republic and other European countries. You can look forward to see local species, interesting exotic species and more than a hundred-year-old trees from our collections.
A rich accompanying programme will introduce both the Asian art of tree shaping and Japanese cultural traditions. You will have a unique oppportunity to buy bonsai trees and other plants.
 

Basic information

WHERE - The Japanese Garden (Bonsai exhibition), Ornamental Garden (accompanying weekend programme)

Opening hours:
Monday - Sunday, 9am – 7pm 

HOW TO GET TO US
Bus no. 112 from Nádraží Holešovice (metro line C station) to either Kovárna or Zoologická zahrada bus stops.
For parking you can use our parking lot - access from K Pazderkám street (100 CZK/day) or the parking lot of the Prague’s Zoo (200 CZK/day).

PROGRAMME:
You can find it at the bottom of this page, just scroll under the Admission section

PROGRAMME OF THE FESTIVAL

We have prepared a really exciting programme for the bonsai exhibition. It will take place on the weekend of 11 to 12 June, in the week of 13 to 17 June and then on the weekend 18 to 19 June.
The programme is subject to change.
 

Sathurday, 11 June 

11:30am–12:00pm V. Matoušek: shakuhachi flute (listen to the Japanese bamboo flute)
12:00pm–12:30pm Bujinkan Prague: Ninjutsu (traditional martial art of NINJUTSU)
12:30pm–3:30pm Libor Slatinka: demonstration of bonsai shaping
1:30pm–2:00pm Ajna Kenning: geisha dance in Nihon bujo style of the Nishikawa school
2:30pm–3:00pm Tenshin dōjō: jōdō (the art of the traditional school Shintō musō ryū jō of wielding the short staff "jō")
3:30pm–3:45pm Ajna Kenning: geisha dance in Nihon bujo style of the Nishikawa school
4:30pm–5:00pm Kenshōkan dōjō: battōjutsu/iaidō (traditional martial arts of the JAPANESE SWORD)

 

Workshops (10:00am–6:00pm): How to put on a kimono (Klára Májová), Mizuhiki (Japanese paper knot tying - Květa Capaliniová), Japanese calligraphy and bamboo brush making, Origami (paper folding for young and old), Strategy game GO (Go klub Můstek)

Refreshment and souvenir shops: Restaurant Miyabi (Japanese restaurant - Japanese hospitality and umami taste), Matchatea (traditional Japanese matcha tea in a modern concept), Patipatti (ice cream with Asian flavours), Lao Tea (fresh Japanese tea), Czech association Urasenke Praha (whipped Japanese matcha tea and Japanese candy), Whisky Nikka (unique whisky from Japan, tasting after 6pm), Susi.cz (authentic taste of Japanese cuisine), Czech-Japanese Association (sale of publications, souvenirs from Japan, information), sale of bonsai plants, carnivorous plants and various tools and supplements for plant growing

Sunday, 12 June

11:30am–12:00pm Yosakoi Hanamaru (dance performance)    
11:30am–1:30pm Hiromi and Pavel Janšt: creative haiku poetry
12:00pm–1:30pm Jan Beneš: Tameshigiri (Japanese sword test)
1:30pm–3:00pm Czech association Urasenke Praha (tea ceremony demonstration)
1:30pm–1:45pm Ajna Kenning: tanec ve stylu Nihon bujo školy Nišikawa (gejši)
2:00pm–3:00pm Prague Sogetsu Study Group: Demonstration of ikebana flower arrangement
2:00pm–3:00pm Dojo v Proudu: zazen meditation (Japanese garden)
3:00pm–5:00pm Ikebana exhibition: Prague Sogetsu Study Group
3:30pm–5:30pm Hiromi and Pavel Janšt: creative haiku poetry
3:30pm–3:50pm Taiji Academy (Chinese martial art for improving the quality of life)
4:00pm–16:30pm Ajna Kenning: tanec ve stylu Nihon bujo školy Nišikawa (gejši)
4:00pm–5:00pm Dojo v Proudu: zazen meditation (Japanese garden)
6:00pm–7:00pm Dojo v Proudu: zazen meditation (Japanese garden)

 

Workshops (10:00am–6:00pm): Strategy game GO (Go klub Můstek), Japanese ink painting on fans (Radka Müllerová), Origami (paper folding for young and old), Mizuhiki (Japanese paper knot tying - Květa Capaliniová), Kendama (Fyft), Taiji Academy

Refreshment and souvenir shops: Restaurant Miyabi (Japanese restaurant - Japanese hospitality and umami taste), Matchatea (traditional Japanese matcha tea in a modern concept), Patipatti (ice cream with Asian flavours), Lao Tea (fresh Japanese tea), Czech association Urasenke Praha (whipped Japanese matcha tea and Japanese candy), Whisky Nikka (unique whisky from Japan, tasting after 6pm), Czech-Japanese Association (sale of publications, souvenirs from Japan, information), sale of bonsai plants, carnivorous plants and various tools and supplements for plant growing

Week 13 to 17 June

Tuesday, 3pm - 6pm Hiromi and Pavel Janšt: creative haiku poetry
Tuesday, 3pm and 6pm Guided tour through the bonsai exhibition (Japanese garden)
Wednesday, 3pm - 6pm Origami + Strategy game Go (game of Japanese emperors)
Wednesday 3pm and 6pm Guided tour through the bonsai exhibition (Japanese garden)
Thursday, 3pm - 6pm

Strategy game Go (game of Japanese emperors)

Thursday, 3pm and 6pm Guided tour through the bonsai exhibition (Japanese garden)
Friday, 3pm and 6pm Guided tour through the bonsai exhibition (Japanese garden)
Friday, 3pm - 6pm

Taiji Academy (Chinese martial art for improving the quality of life)

 

Refreshment and souvenir shops: Matchatea (traditional Japanese matcha tea in a modern concept), Lao Tea (fresh Japanese tea), sale of bonsai plants, carnivorous plants and various tools and supplements for plant growing

Sathurday, 18 June

11:00am–1:00pm

Forest Mind Workshop

12:00pm–6:00pm Taiji Academy (Chinese martial art for improving the quality of life)
12:00pm–2:00pm

Exhibition Nihontó Kenkyukai (Japanese original swords)

2:30pm–4:30pm

Forest Mind Workshop

 

Workshops (10:00am–6:00pm): Strategy game GO (Go klub Můstek), Origami (paper folding for young and old)

Refreshment and souvenir shops: Restaurant Miyabi (Japanese restaurant - Japanese hospitality and umami taste), Matchatea (traditional Japanese matcha tea in a modern concept), Lao Tea (fresh Japanese tea), sale of bonsai plants, carnivorous plants and various tools and supplements for plant growing

Sunday, 19 June

11:00am–1:00pm Forest Mind Workshop
2:00pm–3:00pm Dojo v Proudu: zazen meditation (Japanese garden)
2:30pm–4:30pm Forest Mind Workshop
3:00pm–3:20pm Wadaiko yosa-yosa (traditional large taiko drums)
4:00pm–4:20pm Announcement of Miss Bonsai
4:00pm-5:00pm Dojo v Proudu: zazen meditation (Japanese garden)
6:00pm-7:00pm

Dojo v Proudu: zazen meditation (Japanese garden)

 

Workshops (10:00am–6:00pm): Strategy game GO (Go klub Můstek), Origami (paper folding for young and old), How to put on a kimono (Klára Májová), Painting of wooden Japanese dolls (Kosmo Nauty)

Refreshment and souvenir shops: Restaurant Miyabi (Japanese restaurant - Japanese hospitality and umami taste), Matchatea (traditional Japanese matcha tea in a modern concept), Lao Tea (fresh Japanese tea), sale of bonsai plants, carnivorous plants and various tools and supplements for plant growing

ADMISSION

Tickets correspond with the standard price list for admission to the Prague Botanical Garden.

 

The partner of this festival is Forestina.

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