Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama

What it is

• World's first public bonsai art museum.
• Opened on March 28, 2010.
• Collects bonsai masterpieces and related materials.
• Houses the former Takagi Bonsai Museum collection.

What to see

• Bonsai masterpieces.
• Bonsai-related materials.
• Bonsai garden with multiple bonsai as one landscape.

When to go

• Closed on Thursdays, except national holidays.
• Bonsai garden reopened on March 21, 2025.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Toro Station East Exit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.