Japanese couple robbed of 400 year old bonsai tree

Tokyo, Feb 12: A rare 400-year-old bonsai tree and seven other tiny trees worth 13 million yen ($118,000) have been stolen from a garden space in Saitama prefecture near Tokyo. The rare 400-year-old shimpaku tree, a star of the bonsai world, was due to be entered in a Japanese beauty competition this month, said Fuyumi Iimura, wife of bonsai master Seiji Iimura who crafted the trees. It was worth over 10 million yen ($90,000), CNN reported on Monday. The couple also launched an emotional plea to thieves who stole seven trees from them last month, offering care instructions for their “children”, the report said. (IANS)

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