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In 2019, a rare Shimpaku juniper bonsai, estimated to be nearly 400 years old, was stolen from the private garden of Seiji Iimura, a fifth-generation bonsai master living in Saitama, Japan. The loss drew attention not only because of the tree’s age and monetary value, but because of its deep cultural and personal significance. The bonsai had been carefully maintained across … [Read more...] about Japanese Bonsai Master Responds to Theft With Care Instructions to Save a 400-Year-Old Tree