Crespi Cup 2025

Event preview 3:00-5:00 PM Bonsai technique demonstration: “Working a conifer,” by Masayuki Fujikawa

6:30 PM Opening ceremony: Official inauguration of the 15th International Bonsai & Suiseki Gathering - Crespi Cup 2025, open to the public

7:30 PM Special greeting: “The history of bonsai through the five generations of the Kato family,” by master Takahiro Kato

10.30am Guided tour with an expert at the Crespi Bonsai Museum, led by Andrea Scarenzi - Reservation required - €10.00 

10.30am-12.30pm Bonsai University Space, free lesson: “In-depth study of flowering and fruit species”, led by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara

11.00am-12.30pm Tea Ceremony: “The emotion in a cup of tea”, led by master Yoko Takada

H 11.00-12.30 Talk: “Bonki: shapes and peculiarities of bonsai pots”, by Takahiro Kato

H 14.30-18.30 University of Bonsai Space, demonstration: “How to create a landscape on rock”, by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara; followed by an educational workshop with students from the Bonsai University.

3:00-5:00 PM Talk/demonstration: “The origins of kazari: shitsurai | Honing your aesthetic sense: shinbigan”, by master Takahiro Kato.

3:00-5:30 PM Tea ceremony: “The emotion in a cup of tea”, by master Yoko Takada.

9:00 PM Gala dinner with awards ceremony for the “Crespi Bonsai-Shohin-Suiseki and Pot Cup” exhibitions. Reservations required by September 9th.

10.00-11.00 am Talk: “Kusamono: herbs and shrubs protagonists of the tokonoma”, by Edoardo Rossi

10.30 am Guided tour with the expert at the Crespi Bonsai Museum, by Andrea Scarenzi - By reservation - €10.00

10.30 am-12.30 pm Bonsai University Space, free lesson: “Master Kajiwara's secret technique: three-bud pruning”, by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara

10.30 am-12.30 pm Workshop: “Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding”, dedicated to children aged 8 to 14, by Agnès Paganelli

H 11.00-12.30 Tea ceremony: “The emotion in a cup of tea”, by master 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 on suiseki: “Shinshou sekai: deepening your inner world through suiseki”, by master Takahiro Kato. At the end of the lesson, evaluation of your stones, by master Kato

2.30pm-5.00pm Bonsai technique demonstration: “Extrapolating the ‘true nature’ of a bonsai”, by master Masayuki Fujikawa and Takako Fujikawa

2.30pm-6.30pm Bonsai University Space, free lesson: “Transplanting: study of the harmony between tree and vase”, by master Nobuyuki Kajiwara; followed by an educational workshop with students from the Bonsai University.

3.00-5.30 pm Tea Ceremony: “The emotion in a cup of tea”, by master Yoko Takada.

6.00 pm Award ceremony of the “Amatori a Confronto 2025” exhibition-competition and closing ceremony