California Shohin Society

Every two years a Shohin Seminar is held in Santa Nella, California. Bonsai masters, teachers, and enthusiasts from all over the country donate their time to this event. Everyone pays their own way. By filling the rooms of the Hotel de Oro we recieve a lower rate on rental of the conference facilities. Thanks to the generosity of our Bonsai Experts, the Shohin Seminar is able to provide you an exceptional learning experience at very low cost.

The 2012 Shohin Seminar will include a Display of Shohin Bonsai, vendors of bonsai materials, raffles, demonstrations, presentations,workshops, and a panel critique of the shohin bonsai presented. The Shohin Seminar is considered to be one of the best, if not the best, opportunity in the US to learn from the top bonsai experts in the country.

Registration form (pdf)

Hotel de Oro website (link)

The California Shohin Society was formed with a single purpose: raise funds in support of the GSBF Bonsai Collections.

The California Shohin Society meets once each year at the Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention.

The GSBF Bonsai Collections are on display in the South at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino and in the North in the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, Oakland.