Shaping the Next Century
— 次の、100年へ。 —
The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama
Greeting
Currently, we’re exploring the geometric beauty of bonsai through high-accuracy 3D modeling and a scientific approach to analyzing tree form structures.（Details）
we are proud to launch the “BONSAIENCE Museum.” It is a dedicated online platform where visitors can explore exquisite bonsai masterpieces
from the collection of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in stunning 3D models (Bonsai Digital Twin).
we invite you to discover new ways of enjoying bonsai—
experiences only possible in the digital world.
It will share each bonsai’s seasonal changes and growth records, capturing the quiet yet powerful transformations of each tree.
We aspire to create a unique digital museum in the world that you'll want to return to time and again—a space where nature’s art and modern technology gently intertwine.
where you can feel the presence of the “気”—ki—, or living impulse and inner force of these living works of art.
At BONSAIENCE, we blend timeless Japanese culture and state-of-the-art technology under the theme “Bonsai × Science: Making Bonsai More Accessible and More Enjoyable.” Currently, we’re exploring the geometric beauty of bonsai through high-accuracy 3D modeling and a scientific approach to analyzing tree form structures.（Details）
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Omiya Bonsai Village, a sacred ground of bonsai, we are proud to launch the “BONSAIENCE Museum.” It is a dedicated online platform where visitors can explore exquisite bonsai masterpieces from the collection of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in stunning 3D models (Bonsai Digital Twin).
Whether you're a lifelong bonsai enthusiast or just beginning your bonsai journey, we invite you to discover new ways of enjoying bonsai—experiences only possible in the digital world.
This site will continue to release more Bonsai Digital Twins from the museum's collection. It will share each bonsai’s seasonal changes and growth records, capturing the quiet yet powerful transformations of each tree. We aspire to create a unique digital museum in the world that you'll want to return to time and again—a space where nature’s art and modern technology gently intertwine.
If a particular bonsai moves you, we hope it leads you to the museum in person, where you can feel the presence of the “気”—ki—, or living impulse and inner force of these living works of art.
With warm regards, The BONSAIENCE Team
※This project was supported by the FY2024 MITOU Advanced Project from Information-technology Promotion Agency under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI, Japan).（Details）
The recently released BONSAIENCE Museum features a revolutionarily system
which will let people view the charm of the various masterpiece bonsai of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum from a variety of different angles.
The beauty in each of the different styles of the bonsai have been recreated with the power of science,
allowing users to view this traditional cultural art found within the masterpiece bonsai of our museum’s collection online.
I also cannot fail to mention the current project in development by the BONSAIENCE team
that will use a skeletal sensor algorithm to register each of the bonsai.
I hope many people will get excited about the future of these revolutionarily systems
that will let us admire these 3D images of bonsai.
〜About the BONSAIENCE Museum〜
Bonsai has been becoming more popular abroad, representing the beauty of Japan internationally. The recently released BONSAIENCE Museum features a revolutionarily system which will let people view the charm of the various masterpiece bonsai of the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum from a variety of different angles. The beauty in each of the different styles of the bonsai have been recreated with the power of science, allowing users to view this traditional cultural art found within the masterpiece bonsai of our museum’s collection online. I also cannot fail to mention the current project in development by the BONSAIENCE team that will use a skeletal sensor algorithm to register each of the bonsai. I hope many people will get excited about the future of these revolutionarily systems that will let us admire these 3D images of bonsai.
Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama Director Ichiro Shimizu
Collection
the “Bonsai Didital Twin”
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Higurashi
Ezo-matsu (Ezo Spruce)
Named：Todoroki
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Hakuun
Shimpaku (Japanese Juniper)
Named：Jyuun
Aka-matsu (Japanese Red Pine)
Named：Kikyorai
Kuro-matsu (Japanese Black Pine)
Named：Zuiko
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Maiko
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Sokaku
Kuro-matsu (Japanese Black Pine)
Named：Ganshoan
Shimpaku (Japanese Juniper)
Named：-
Sugi (Japanese Cedar)
Named：-
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Chihiro
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：-
Shishigashira (Japanese Maple)
Named：-
Karin (Chinese Quince)
Named：-
Kan-gumi (Oleaster)
Named：-
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Seiryu
Kuro-matsu (Japanese Black Pine)
Named：-
Yabai (Japanese Apricot)
Named：-
Iwashide (Korean Hornbeam)
Named：-
Himeshara (Stewartia)
Named：-
Icho (Ginkgo Tree)
Named：-
Shishigashira (Japanese Maple)
Named：-
Yabai (Japanese Apricot)
Named：-
Kan-zakura (Cherry)
Named：-
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：Chiyo-no-matsu
Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova)
Named：-
Shimpaku (Japanese Juniper)
Named：-
Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova)
Named：-
Shimpaku (Japanese Juniper)
Named：-
Hinoki (Hinoki Cypress)
Named：-
Japanese Apricot
Named：-
Aoshidare (Japanese Maple)
Named：-
Goyo-matsu (Japanese White Pine)
Named：-
Eiraku (Japanese Camellia)
Named：Eiraku
Chojubai (Lesser Flowering Quince)
Named：-
Mayumi (Hamilton's Spindletree)
Named：-
Shimpaku (Japanese Juniper)
Named：-
Benishidare (Japanese Maple)
Named：-
Tojibai（Japanese Apricot）
Named：-
Okame-zakura (Cherry)
Named：-
Hibai（Cardinal Apricot）
Named：-
Ryokugakushidare（Prunus Mume）
Named：-
Kobanozuina (Virginia Willow)
Named：-
Yamakobashi
Named：-