Bonsai Schools in Italy -Initiative Japanese-
Professional Japanese bonsai designers have been invited to bonsai schools in Italy such as
Hideo Suzuki in La Scuola D’arte Bonsai,
Masahiko Kimura and Kunio Kobayashi in Universita’ Del Bonsai.
<La Scuola D’arte Bonsa> www.scuolabonsai.it
The main instructor, Hideo Suzuki, regularly visits since 1991 and give lectures. The course consists of four levels: introduction, intermediate, advanced and professional. One course includes four sessions and in total, it comes to sixteen sessions. In very spring and fall, one session is completed, meaning one course is done for two years. Students have to take exams in every end of corse. In order to finish all the coursed, it takes eight years.
<Universita’ Del Bonsai> www.crespibonsai.com
Founded in 1991, this school is managed by Crispi Bonsai. Threre are three courses: level 1 to level 3. In order to finish one level, it takes 48 hours, devided in four sessions. It takes three years in order to complete all the courses. The accepted students are limited as 18 students. They also have a short-term course where students attend only 14 days in a year.
