All 30 illustrations from Erica Ward's "Yamanote Bonsai" series in one poster!
Travel the 30 stations of the Yamanote Line imagined as bonsai trees. Find the stations of your personal memories and discover new stations you may have yet to explore.

in A2 Size, landscape orientation (H420 x W594mm, H16.5" x W23.4") 135kg semi-gloss paper poster.

About "Yamanote Bonsai":
Tokyo, like bonsai, is slowly but constantly changing. Just as the branches of a bonsai are trimmed and shaped, so are buildings torn down and others built. Even the familiar scenery of a station was once very different, and some day will yet be different again. Like bonsai, the city follows some path of conscious design, yet simultaneously grows with a life of its own.

In this series, “Yamanote Bonsai,” 30 ink and watercolor illustrations pair the 30 station areas of Tokyo’s Yamanote Line with bonsai, for you to enjoy the alluring aesthetics of both the sculpted trees and the city of Tokyo.

When we admire bonsai we appreciate their physical form, but also the moment in time when we are viewing them, for they will never be exactly the same again. With this metaphor of bonsai and the Yamanote stations, I hope viewers will be inspired to find the beauty in our everyday surroundings, and also stop to appreciate the beauty that is this City in this moment of Time.