thumb|320 px|Trees, soil, and rocks form a miniature living landscape in this example of a saikei. is the Japanese art of creating tray landscapes that combine miniature living trees with soil, rocks, water, and related vegetation (like ground cover) in a single tray or similar container. A saikei landscape is meant to evoke a natural location through its overall topography, choice of ground materials, and the plant species used. Saikei is a descendant of the similar Japanese arts of bonsai, bonseki, and bonkei, and it is related less directly to similar miniature-landscape arts such as the C
thumb|320 px|Trees, soil, and rocks form a miniature living landscape in this example of a saikei. is the Japanese art of creating tray landscapes that combine miniature living trees with soil, rocks, water, and related vegetation (like ground cover) in a single tray or similar container. A saikei landscape is meant to evoke a natural location through its overall topography, choice of ground materials, and the plant species used. Saikei is a descendant of the similar Japanese arts of bonsai, bonseki, and bonkei, and it is related less directly to similar miniature-landscape arts such as the Chinese penjing and the Vietnamese hòn non bộ.
Saikei differs from related Japanese art forms in some key ways, concentrating on the evocation of a natural living landscape rather than on the character of individual trees. Mixed vegetation, including grasses and small flowering plants, make the saikei a more complex living image than the more ascetic-looking bonsai. As a result, the shape of the ground is very important in a saikei display, while it is of little importance in designing bonsai. According to Lew Buller, Toshio Kawamoto (the founder of the saikei form) "was adamant that his living landscapes were not bonsai", citing saikei rules such as the mandatory use of stones and the placement of trees and roots above the rim of the tray.
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