Goshin

This article is about the bonsai called Goshin. For other uses, see Goshin (disambiguation).
John Naka's masterpiece, Goshin, is on display at the United States National Arboretum.
This view of Goshin is of the "back" relative to its usual presentation.
Historical Bonsai marker 201 Goshin (courtesy of US National Arboretum)

Goshin (Japanese: 護神, "protector of the spirit")[1] is a bonsai created by John Y. Naka. It is a forest planting of eleven Foemina junipers (Juniperus chinensis 'Foemina'), the earliest of which Naka began training into bonsai in 1948. Naka donated it to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, to be displayed at the United States National Arboretum; it has been there ever since. The individual trees represent Naka's grandchildren.

  1. ^ Akey C.F. Hung (April–June 2013). "How did John Naka write Goshin in Japanese?". BCI Magazine: 59.