36 - A Foreigner's Survival Guide for Bonsai in Japan with Darren Bloomfield

Darren Bloomfield is a British bonsai artist who moved to Japan over a decade ago as an English teacher. In this interview, he and Kevin share practical tips for foreigners who travel to Japan or even for others who might want to move to Japan as well as insights into the Japanese hobbyist bonsai community and how it compares to the hobbyist community in the west.

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Guest Info:             In addition to teaching English and practicing bonsai, Darren enjoys photography and scale modeling. You can see snippets of his travels in Japan and his photos on his social media below.

• Darren Bloomfield (@tokyophotodetective) • Instagram photos and videos
• TMD (@tokyomodeldetective) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• Tokyomodeldetective - YouTube
• TMD 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇯🇵 (@tokyomodec) / X

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