Listening to the Voices of Trees: The Bonsai World of Kawabe Takeo www.nippon.com

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“Trees are like people,” says Kawabe Takeo. “They have their individual personalities just like us. They are living things imbued with a natural life force and vitality that goes beyond anything we can easily imagine. And each tree is unique, the drama and history of its life shaped by its environment. Every tree sends out a message all its own.”