Bonsai Fly to USA: A Gift in Honor of the American Bicentennial (Documentary)

This documentary, originally shot on 16mm film and produced by the Nippon Bonsai Foundation in 1975 in Japan, tells the story of the journey of the 53 masterpiece bonsai from Japan to the United States in honor of the American Bicentennial. These treasured bonsai gifts were to become the beginning collection of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the U.S. National Arboretum. This film was restored and digitized by the U.S. National Arboretum and the National Bonsai Foundation in 2016. A 16mm film produced by the Nippon Bonsai Foundation, Japan, 1975 Restored and digitized by the U.S. National Arboretum and the National Bonsai Foundation, USA, 2016.