Lake Buena Vista in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bonsai

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2024

1. Bonsai Marker

Inscription.
In the ancient Japanese art of bonsai, trees and shrubs are cultivated with exquisite care to create miniature likenesses of much larger trees.

Since the sixth century, varieties of bonsai forms have reflected living concepts of balance, simplicity, and harmony while representing the phases of a journey through time.

Erected by Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.

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

Location. 28° 22.085′ N, 81° 33.016′ W. Marker is in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in Orange County. It can be reached from Epcot Center Drive east of World Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in Disney's Epcot Theme Park and requires a paid admission. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Epcot Center Drive, Orlando FL 32830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North

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America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Goju-No-To (a few steps from this marker); Nishikigoi (within shouting distance of this marker); The Torii (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shishinden (within shouting distance of this marker); Miniature Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); English Tea Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Eagle and the Beaver (approx. ¼ mile away); The Tale of a Whale (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Buena Vista.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, March 10, 2024

2. Bonsai Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.