The American Bonsai Society in fellowship and remembrance of our American Grand Master is pleased to announce that the 2012 John Y. Naka award program is now open and accepting entries from across the North American continent. The program is open to both professional and hobbyist artists competing separately using either Native American plant material or plant material grown entirely in North America.  Entering your tree is as easy as pressing the entry button below or downloading the E-mail information packet

All regional associations, local clubs, study groups and professional Bonsai educators are encouraged to enter trees of members or students of their organizations who exhibit the spirit of artistic design taught by our beloved Grand Master. The rulesare simple but should read before you enter. The four awards of the program will be presented at the Denver, Colorado Learning Seminar scheduled for June 2012 .  ABS will publish the image of one or more of the winning entries on the cover of the ABS Journal which will be selected by the Editor of the Journal. The the winners may submit a story about their tree and information about their supporting club or organization that will also appear in the ABS Journal and on this website.

For website entry's click HERE

For the  E-mail entry information packet click Naka_Awards_revision_2012

2011 Winning trees

Read the story of Dean Bulls 2011 winning tree

Visit the John Y. Naka design award Hall of Fame

Read about Winning trees of the past

2010 Winner Enrique Castaño, Mexico

2008 Winner Seiji Shiba, California