A three-day Bonsai and Origami Art Exhibition opened on Friday at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Garden and Zoo in Byculla. PIC/ ATUL KAMBLE
The event has been organised jointly for the first time by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Tree Authority, and the Consulate General of Japan in Mumbai
BMC Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani and Japan’s Consul General in Mumbai Koji Yagi inaugurated the exhibition, which will remain open to the public from November 28 to 30, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m
In a brief Marathi address that drew warm applause, Yagi greeted the audience with “Namaste Mumbai” and highlighted the 60th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between Mumbai and Yokohama, established in 1965
The Origami display includes intricate paper models of animals, birds, flowers and tools, crafted with support from Origami Mitra
The event is supported by the Bonsai Study Group of the Indo-Japanese Association and Origami Mitra
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