Program

FRIDAY 12th SEPTEMBER

EVENT PREVIEW

3.00-5.00
Technical demonstration of bonsai “Shaping of a conifer chuhin”, by MASAYUKI FUJIKAWA
Speech in Japanese, English and Italian

OPENING CEREMONY

• 6.30
  Official inauguration of the 15th International Bonsai & Suiseki Meeting – Crespi Cup 2025 open to the public
• 7.30
  Special greeting: “The history of bonsai through the five generations of the Kato family”, by TAKAHIRO KATO – Speech in Japanese, English and Italian
  

SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER   

• 10.30-12.30
  University of Bonsai space, free lesson: “In-depth study on flowering and fruit species”,
  by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara – Speech in English and Italian
  11.00-12.30
  Talk: “Bonki: shapes and peculiarities of bonsai pots”, by master Takahiro Kato – Speech in Japanese, English and Italian
  11.00-12.30
  Tea ceremony: ““Emotion in a cup of tea”, by Yoko Takada
  
• 2.30-6.30
  University of Bonsai space, demonstration: “How to create a rock landscape”, by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara;
  followed by a didactic workshop with the students of the University of Bonsai – Speech in English and Italian
• 3.00-5.00                                                                  
  Talk/demonstration: “At the origins of kazari: shitsurai | Sharpen your aesthetic sense: shinbigan”, by master Takahiro Kato – Speech in Japanese, English and Italian
• 3.30-5.30
  Tea ceremony: ““Emotion in a cup of tea”, by Yoko Takada
  9.00
  Gala dinner with prizes awarding of the expositions “Crespi Bonsai-Shohin-Suiseki and Pot Cup – Reservation is  requested before September 9th

SUNDAY 14th SEPTEMBER

• 10.00-11.00
  Talk: “Kusamono: herbs and shrubs protagonists of the tokonoma “, by Edoardo Rossi
• 10.30-12.30
  University of Bonsai space, free lesson: “Master Kajiwara’s secret technique: 3 bud pruning”, by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara – Speech in English and Italian 
• 10.30-12.30
  Laboratory: “Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding”, dedicated to children aged 8 to 14, by Agnès Paganelli
• 11.00-12.30
  Tea ceremony : “Emotion in a cup of tea”, by Yoko Takada
• 11.15
  Guided tour of the exhibition: “How to observe an exhibited bonsai”, accompanied by master Masayuki Fujikawa
  
• 11.30-13.30
  Lesson about suiseki: “Shinshou sekai: deepening one’s inner sekai world through suiseki” by master Takahiro Kato. At the end of the lesson, master Kato will be available to enthusiasts for an evaluation of their stones – Speech in Japanese, English and Italian
• 2.30-5.00
  Demonstration of bonsai technique: “Extrapolating the ‘true nature’ of a Bonsai”, by master Masayuki Fujikawa and Takako Fujikawa– Speech in Japanese, English and Italian
  2.30-6.30
  University of Bonsai space, free didactic laboratory: “Repotting: studying the harmony between tree and pot”, by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara – Speech in Japanese, English and Italian
• 3.30-5.30
  Tea ceremony: “Emotion in a cup of tea“, by Yoko Takada
• 6.00
  Prize-giving of the exposition-contest “Enthusiasts’ Exhibition 2025” and closing ceremony