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Top; There were numerous activities in the Japanese Culture Festival such
as demonstrations and workshops of ikebana, tea ceremony, calligraphy, ink painting (sumi-e), Japanese costume (kimono), martial arts (aikido, kendo, karate, jujitsu) and much more.
Middle; New Talent Contest with 19 participants. Each EBA member country can nominate one candidate for the contest.
Bottom; Winner of the EBA award “Certi cate of Merit” for the beautiful pine of Enzo Ferrari, Switzerland.
came from Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. Apart from the EBA (European Bonsai As- sociation) and ESA (European Suiseki Association) board members, a few participants also came from Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Nevertheless, the bonsai and suiseki exhibitions were of a high standard. ere were more than 130 bonsai and 47 suiseki on display. At the gala diner in the Town Hall of Vilnius, awards for the best bonsai and suiseki were presented by EBA and ESA. e award for the best bonsai in show was presented to Enzo Ferrari, Switzerland, the ESA award for an outstanding Suiseki went to a distant mountain stone of Luboš Vyhildal, Slovakia, the ESA President Award went to a Japanese island stone of Igor Carino, Italy.
e activities of EBA and ESA were as usual: Apart from board meetings and the annual general meet- ing, there were bonsai demonstrations; the New Talent Competition; and lectures on suiseki. Bonsai demon- strations were given by Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Seok
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