• 36 - A Foreigner's Survival Guide for Bonsai in Japan with Darren Bloomfield

  • Aug 18 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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36 - A Foreigner's Survival Guide for Bonsai in Japan with Darren Bloomfield

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  • Darren Bloomfield is a British bonsai artist who moved to Japan over a decade ago as an English teacher. In this interview, he and Kevin share practical tips for foreigners who travel to Japan or even for others who might want to move to Japan as well as insights into the Japanese hobbyist bonsai community and how it compares to the hobbyist community in the west. The video version is here. Show notes, relevant pictures, and links are available ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. See you in the next episode! Guest Info: In addition to teaching English and practicing bonsai, Darren enjoys photography and scale modeling. You can see snippets of his travels in Japan and his photos on his social media below. Darren Bloomfield (@tokyophotodetective) • Instagram photos and videosTMD (@tokyomodeldetective) • Instagram photos and videosTokyomodeldetective - YouTubeTMD 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇵 (@tokyomodec) / X Sponsor Info: . Email us at bonsaitimepodcast@gmail.com if you would like to discuss sponsoring an episode! Sponsor information will be read on air and be included in the show notes. Support the Pod: Anytime you listen, subscribe, rate us, or share us with friends you help keep us motivated to keep making episodes for you all! If you want to take it to the next level, you can also help keep the podcast going by donating to us through Spotify or by sponsoring an episode (contact us directly for that). All donations go back into the podcast such as for our web hosting, recording gear expenses, etc. Even $1/month would be a great help! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonsaitimepodcast/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Info: The Bonsai Time Podcast is hosted, edited, & produced by Kevin Faris, Ryan Huston, & Kelly Lui. Learn more about the podcast at the links below. We expect to post new interviews and reflections monthly! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.BonsaiTimePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BonsaiTimePodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bonsaitimepodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Bonsai-Time-Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@bonsaitimepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Submit questions or pictures for future Bonsai Brainstorm episodes to our email, social media DMs, or at the link below. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonsaitimepodcast.com/p/contact.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Your hosts can be found below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kevin_farispnw/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/InVivoBonsai/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/BonsaiWithKelly/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by MIDICANCER. Find more music by them at the links below. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/midicancer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://midicancer.bandcamp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Bonsai Projects by Ryan: Read more about Ryan's bonsai blog below. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.InVivoBonsai.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find my bonsai seeds for sale here. Each seed kit sold comes with my full 10-year bonsai-from-seed guide. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.invivobonsai.etsy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok as well if you need more bonsai in your feed. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/InVivoBonsai/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/InVivoBonsai/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.YouTube.com/@InVivoBonsai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.TikTok.com/InVivoBonsai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, check out some of my video editing work for the Puget Sound Bonsai Association and Columbus Bonsai Society's demonstration archives below. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtYWnc5qvsHk1UPjcPhalIQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUxTwUO5Ja2zXIRetMqjPQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonsaitimepodcast/support
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