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Thanks, so far, to Marco Favero, Stefan Sandstrom, and Michel Vitrat
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| Bonsai Down Under | English | Hurtsville, N.S.W. | Zillah "Zill" Willmott (1977-early 80s?);
David Rich (-1985-) |
early 1977 | late 1980s? |
| Quarterly; 32 pp. |
| Bonsai in Australia | English | Castle Hill, N.S.W. | Vita and Dot Koreshoff | September 1970 | 1991 |
| Bimonthly; 32 pp. |
| Bonsai Journal - Australia | English | Western Suburbs Group | 1969 | pre-1977 |
| Bimonthly; 24 pp. |
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| Atelier Do Bonsai | Portuguese | Marcelo Miller, Rio De Janiero | pre-2000 |
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| Bonsai Canada | Willowdale, Ontario | 1981 |
| Annual; quarterly Bonsai Canada Newsletter changed to current by 1992 |
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| Zhongguo Huahui Penjing | Chinese | mid-1980s |
| Newspaper format; "Chinese Flowers -- Potted Landscapes"; Distr: China Books & Periodicals, Inc., San Francisco, CA |
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| Bonsai Creation | French | 1992 |
| Translation of Japan's Kindai Bonsai |
| Bonsaika | French | Shizen Communication | Yasushi Oonuma | Autumn 1997 |
| Five issues per year; 44 pages (12 in color); "La revue du passionné de Bonsaï,""The magazine for Bonsai enthusiasts, the defense of European bonsai in the respect of Japanese tradition" |
| France Bonsai | French | Chelles: Jardin Press | Summer 1996 |
| Bimonthly |
| France Suiseki | French | Groupe Scolaire |
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| Bonsai (GW) | German | Gruenstadt: Bonsai-Club Deutschland | 1982 |
| Quarterly; 40,000 circ (Ulrich's, 2002). Formerly Bonsai-Magazin (ISSN 0177-1612). |
| Suiseki News | German | Willi Benz, Ketsch |
| Quarterly |
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| Nichin Bonsai | India | Nikunj Parekh | c.1993 |
| Quarterly |
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| Bari Bonsai | Italian |
| Bonsai & News | Italian | Parabiago (MI): Crespi Editori s.r.l. | Gianpiero Simontacchi | 1990 |
| Monthly; ISSN 1120-706X; reproduction of some articles from Japan's Kindai Bonsai. Circ: 31,000 (Ulrich's, 2002) |
| Bonsai: Arte e Natura | Italian w/English translation | Milan: Mrs. Volonterio | c.1985 |
| Quarterly; original articles |
| Bonsai Italiano | Italian | Modena: Zanfi Editori s.r.l. | 1991 | c.Jan. 1999 |
| Ten times per year; ISSN 1121-2950 |
| Bonsaitalia | Italian | pre-1995 |
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| Aiseki no Tomo | Japanese | Tokyo | c.1983 |
| Monthly; 98 pages (8 in color); "Friends of Stone Lovers"/"Suiseki Collectors' Companion" |
| Bonsai | Japanese | Norio Kobayashi (518 consecutive issues) | c.1921 | October 1967 |
| Monthly; the most influential magazine on the topic for half a century |
| Bonsai gaho | Japanese | Tokyo | 1906 | c.1913? |
| Monthly |
| Bonsai Joho | Japanese | Kindai Shuppan | March 1984 |
| Monthly; 80 pages (32 in color); "Bonsai Information" |
| Bonsai Sekai | Japanese | Tokyo: Juseki Publications ; Shinkikakusha ('84) | Keiji Murata (1970 through late 1970s);
Hajime Nakayama (1984 -pre-1991); Yoshio Horii (c.1991-) |
May 1970 ;
November 1984 |
June 1984 ; |
| Monthly; 162 pages (72 in color); "Bonsai World" ; Quarterly in English? 24 pp (8 in color) starting Autumn 1980; Chinese edition in Taiwan bimonthly 1987 and monthly starting in Jan. 1990 |
| Bonsai Shunju | Japanese | Nippon Bonsai Kyokai | Fusazo Takeyama (to Feb. 1979); Kazuya Morita (1979-88); Shinji Ogasawara (1989 -) |
| Monthly |
| Juseki | Japanese | Tokyo: Juseki-sha | Keiji Murata | 1968? | May 1970 |
| Monthly; bonsai, suiseki and related hobbies; renamed and reformated as Bonsai Sekai (see above) |
| Kindai Bonsai | Japanese | Kyoto: Kindai Shuppan | Katsuhito Onishi | c.1938 ;
1977 |
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| Monthly; 167 pages (72 in color); "Contemporary Bonsai" |
| Sanyasou & Mini-bonsai | Japanese | Kyoto: Kindai Shuppan | c.1998 |
| Bimonthly; "Wild Grass and Mini Bonsai" |
| Satsuki Bonsai | Japanese | Kyoto: Kindai Shuppan | 1984 |
| Monthly; 144 pages (64 in color); "Satsuki (Azalea) Bonsai" |
| Satsuki Kenkyu | Japanese | Gekkan Satsuki Kenkyusha | Masaaki Kosugi | 1970 |
| Monthly; 162 pages (72 in color); "Satsuki Research"; 10,000 circ. (1986) |
| Shizen to Bonsai | Japanese | Sanyusha Company, Ltd. | Akira Shimizu | 1970 |
| Monthly; 160 pages (8 in color); "Nature and Bonsai" |
| Shumi no Sanyaso | Kenko Rokkaku | 1979 |
| Monthly; "Wild Flowers and Alpine Plants"; originally quarterly "Bonsai and Wild Flowers", changed to current 1980; 100,000 circ. (1986) |
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| "We have 3 monthly magazines for suseok [stone] collectors only and several magazines for bonsai (Bunjae in Korean pronunciation) and suseok." per http://members.xoom.it/youngseok/collect.htm |
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| Suiseki Journal | English | European Suiseki Association | Norry Kirschten,
Ettelbruck |
| Quarterly |
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| Het Bonsai Blad | Dutch | Farrand Bloch (1999- ) | 1994 | Summer 2000 |
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| Bonsai Actual | Spanish | Valencia: Croma Press, S.A. |
| Bimonthly; translation of Kindai Bonsai |
| Bonsai Autóctono | Spanish | Valencia: Neagari Press, SCP | Jorge Penalba | 1993 |
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| BonsaiBladet | Swedish | pre-1996 |
| Quarterly |
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| Natur und Mensch | German | Boswil: Pius Notter | pre-1998 |
| Bonsai, Suiseki, and Japanese Gardens |
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| Bonsai Europe | English,
and Dutch (1999- ) |
Smithfield Publishing, Netherlands | Colin Lewis (1989-1999)
Farrand Bloch (1999- ) |
April 1989,
Summer 2000 |
| Bi-monthly; "The Magazine for Bonsai-lovers"; 52 full
colour pages.
To fulfil the needs and wishes of both English speaking and Dutch readers, this and the Dutch magazine Het Bonsai Blad decided, in the summer of 2000, to collaborate in a joint publication. A European spirit now prevails, and is reflected by our editorial staff and authors: with names like Ann Scutcher, Dan Barton, Colin Lewis, Bill Jordan, Michelle Andolfo and many others enhancing the pages. Name changed from Bonsai on Jan.1, 2002 (issue 54). Over 8,000 copies to over 28 countries worldwide. |
| Bonsai UK | English | Cambridge: Smithfield Publishing Ltd. | Ann Skutcher |
| Quarterly. Merged with above? |
| Suiseki, The Journal of Stone Appreciation | English | The British Suiseki Society | Joe Davies | 1996 |
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| Bonsai: Journal | English | American Bonsai Society | David Rowe
(2000-present) |
Spring 1967 |
| Quarterly; 46 pp; 1,400 circ (Ulrich's, 2002); ISSN 0149-9726 |
| Bonsai Magazine | English | Bonsai Clubs International | Donna Banting (1999-present) | November 1962 |
| Bimonthly; 48 pp.; 2,800 circ (Ulrich's, 2002); ISSN 1068-6193; Bonsai Clubs Association Newsletter renamed in 1966; 10 issues per yr changed in 1984 |
| Bonsai Solo | English | Madison, WI: Barry Press | pre-1995 |
| Quarterly; 48 pages; "A global showcase of artists' solo performances." Four issues only? |
| Bonsai Today | English | Stone Lantern Publications | W. John Palmer (1989-Fall 2001)
Wayne Schoech (Fall 2001-present) |
May/June 1989 |
| Bimonthly; 76 pp.; 8,300 circ (Ulrich's, 2002); ISSN 1044-2529; some photographs and translated articles from Japan's Kindai Bonsai |
| International Bonsai | English | Rochester, NY: The International Bonsai Arboretum | William N. Valavanis, pub. & ed. | February 1979 |
| Quarterly; 62 pp; 5,000 circ (1998); ISSN 0198-9561; "first English language independent bonsai magazine"; some translated reprints from Japanese |
| Waiting to be Discovered | English | Broomall, PA: The North American Viewing Stone Society | 1996 | 2000? |
| Quarterly |
| World Tropical Bonsai Forum | English | Miami, FL | Christine Rojas | 1989 | 1993 |
| Quarterly; 2,500 circulation at peak; forced out of business due to Hurricane Andrew damage |
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| The Bonsai Enthusiast | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | Nakatsukuni Bonsai | Andy Rutledge, Lewisville, TX | 2001 |
| Quarterly |
| Bonsai Online Magazine | English | Ichiban Publishing, Chardon, OH | Jan. 15, 2001 |
| Bimonthly; by subscription only; for IBM compatible machines only, or CDs by mail six times per year. The first online bonsai magazine, a collaboration of world wide effort by people from Korea, Japan, Europe, and the U.S. |
| Wired Online Bonsai Magazine | English | Dai-ichi Bonsai, U.K. | Bob Thompson | 2001? |