A bonsai-besotted foreigner is so taken with the miniature trees he has set up home in Kagawa Prefecture, a major bonsai production area.
"Bonsai never stops moving. It's intriguing, as its shape is changing and never-ending," says French national Xavier Brusset, 35, who is now living in the town of Miki.
Kagawa Prefecture is believed to produce more than 80 percent of the nation's potted pines.