National Bonsai Museum in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bonsai Pioneer

Yuji Yoshimura

— (1921 - 1997) —

Bonsai Pioneer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 11, 2020

1. Bonsai Pioneer Marker

Inscription. Yuji Yoshimura dared to do what no one had done before: He wrote the most complete practical book on bonsai in English and taught Westerners in his native Japan and in other nations to appreciate and practice this ancient art. Drawn to the potential for bonsai in the United States, Yoshimura spent the last decades of his life living here, helping to train the first generation of American bonsai artists. The creation of the National Bonsai & Penjin Museum fulfilled his dream of a place to preserve and display their best work.

Erected by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Asian Americans • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 38° 54.743′ N, 76° 58.121′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in National Bonsai Museum. It can be reached from Meadow Road Northeast just west of Ellipse Road Northeast, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3501 New York Ave NE, Washington DC 20002, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "There are no borders in bonsai…" (a few steps from this marker); Branching Out (a few steps from this marker); An Art Form Is Born (within shouting distance of this marker); If trees could talk… (within shouting distance of this marker); Inherited Wealth (within shouting distance of this marker); Timeless Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); National Bonsai & Pensing Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Ellen Gordon Allen (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. What shape do you see? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 11, 2020

2. Bonsai Pioneer Marker

marker also named If trees could talk… (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.