KANUMA, Tochigi Prefecture--A wave of thefts of bonsai miniature potted trees across Japan appear tied to an ... 21, 40 pots of pine trees and other plants worth a total of 7 million to 8 million ...
Although potted pine trees previously could not be sold to Europe ... “Many people used to own bonsai in Japan because doing so was deemed as representative of a high social status, but that ...
The rockets called ryusei are made from hollowed-out sections of pine trees that are packed with ... intangible folk cultural asset by the Japanese government. Twenty-three groups launched their ...