Last Updated: November 6, 2023

The Shunga-ten Shohin Bonsai Fair is held every year, usually during the last weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) of March in Hanamizuki Hall in the Tsurumiryokuchi Expo '90 Commemorative Park in northeast Osaka.  The show is hosted by the All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association.  Admission is free.  There is also a sales area.        Shunga-ten is one of the top three Shohin bonsai shows in Japan.  In a given year you can often see the same, and the best, displays at Kyoto's early January Gafu-ten (shohin only), Tokyo's February Kokufu-ten (all sizes bonsai), Osaka's late March Shunga-ten (shohin-only), and Tokyo's early November Shuga-ten (shohin only), and compare the displays with their appearance in different seasons. Promotional Poster for Shunga-ten 2013 YEAR DATE NUMBER NOTES 1993 1st Show 1994 2nd Show 1995 3rd Show 1996 4th Show 1997 5th Show 1998 6th Show 1999 7th Show 2000 8th Show 2001 9th Show 2002 10th Show 2003 11th Show 2004 12th Show 2005 13th Show 2006 14th Show 2007 15th Show 2008 16th Show 2009 17th Show 2010 March 18th Show 2011 March 19th Show 2012 March 23 - 25 20th Show 2013 March 22 - 24 21st Show 2014 March 21 - 23 22nd Show 2015 March 23rd Show 2016 March 24th Show 2017 March 25th Show 2018 March 26th Show 2019 March 29 - 31 27th Show 2020 March 28th Show 2021 March 26 - 28 29th Show 2022 March 30th Show 2023 March 31st Show 2024 March 22 - 24 32nd Show NOTES: Poster image from Information on the 21st SHUNGA-TEN, Shohin Bonsai Fair ; "27th Shunga-ten Shohin Bonsai Show," Bimer Bonsai Club ; "1. 2014, March 21-23, 22nd Shunga-Ten," BCI ; "Enjoying Bonsai and Horitculture," Japan National Tourism Organization, 2014. Back to Top Home  >  Bonsai History  >  Conventions  >  Shunga-ten