Mr. Tak Yamaura has 30 years of experience in the art and skill of bonsai. He graduated from the University of Agriculture in Tokyo Japan, in 1968. While attending university, Tak was fortunate to receive training from Mr. Toshio Kawamoto, bonsai master of Nippon Bonsai Saikei Institute.

Arriving in Canada in 1970, Tak established "Japan Bonsai" in White Rock, BC. The nursery has grown to be one of the largest in Canada with over 60,000 indoor, outdoor, and pre-bonsai nursery stock, as well as a complete line of Japanese pots, Korean mica pots and tools.