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1 Abe, Hiroshi2JapanHe is a noted plant explorer and plantsman in his native Japan. Mr. Abe is the author of a book whose English title would be Enjoyment of the Cultivation of Variegated Hostas.
2 Asami, Hisatoyo1Japan 
3 Craig, Jack2JapanJames “Jack” Craig introduced the classic cultivar H. ‘Ginko Craig’ which he purchased in Japan in the 1970s. It is named for his wife, Ginko but the name is often misspelled since people assume it is named for the maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba.
4 Fujita, Dr Noboru5JapanDr Noboru Fujita is a Japanese botanist/ecologist from Kyoto University who is credited with naming several wild species and varieties of Hosta.
5 Fukano1Japan 
6 Fukatsu, Shinya12JapanShinya Fukatsu is a professional painter and illustrator from Japan and is a member of the Japan Hosta Society. He has published articles in The British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society Journal.
7 Gonokami, Ken-ichi6JapanIntroduced the "Gonokami" series of hostas.
8 Hagi, Mr1Japan 
9 Hagiwara, Eigon1Japan 
10 Higaki1Japan 
11 Hirao, Shuichi12JapanDr. Shuichi Hirao ( ? -1988) was a plant scientist/horticulturist from Japan who was an early experimenter with the use of colchicine as a treatment in an attempt to create tetraploid hosas. He introduced the "Hirao" series.
12 Hirose, Yoshimichi7JapanYoshimichi Hirose has been called the “Japanese variegated plant guru” by fellow guru Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery.
13 Hisashi1Japan 
14 Honda2Japan 
15 Horinaka2Japan 
16 Ichie, Toyokazu2Japan 
17 Imperial Botanic Garden Tokyo1Japan 
18 Kajigawa1Japan 
19 Kato, Kiyoshi2Japan 
20 Katsuya, Koshi1Japan 
21 Kitahara1Japan 
22 Kosasa4Japan 
23 Kumagae, Toshikuni1Japan 
24 Kurasawa, Tsuneo1Japan 
25 Kuroishi Wildflower Farm1Japan 
26 Maekawa, Dr Fumio19JapanDr Fumio Maekawa (1908-1984) was a PhD student at Imperial University in Tokyo, Japan from 1935 to 1940. During his studies, he produced what was then the main reference for the early classification of members of the genus, Hosta. Five of his hosta introductions have been included in The American Hosta Society Popularity Polls out of only 151 plants that have appeared at least once in the polls.
27 Masoka, Hiroshi1Japan 
28 Matsubayashi, Nagao1Japan 
29 Miazawa, Dr.1Japan 
30 Muroi, Takashi1Japan 
31 Muroya, Kimio4Japan 
32 Nakayama, Toyozo5JapanToyozo Nakayama of Tenjin Yama Bunen Nursery in Japan was a plant explorer . From what we have been able to determine, he was instrumental in introducing several hostas into the U.S. by sending plants or seeds to certain people.
33 Nigishi1Japan 
34 Onoda3Japan 
35 Oofuna Botanical Garden1Japan 
36 Sakata1Japan 
37 Sakurai, Masaru1Japan 
38 Sataka, Toshihiko2Japan 
39 Sekini2Japan 
40 Shimizu, Toshirou5Japan 
41 Sugita, Hajime49JapanHajime Sugita is a retired music teacher in Japan. His avocation is that of plant explorer especially searching out species hostas in his native islands. He and Peter Ruh originated a series of hostas named for U.S. Presidents.
42 Suzuki, Kichigoro4JapanKichigoro Suzuki is a plant collector and hybridizer from Japan. In 1957, he published a book titled, Insectivorous Plants.
43 Takashima2Japan 
44 Takayanagi, Nagaori1Japan 
45 Tanaka, Katsuyoshi9Japan 
46 Umezawa, Senkichi2Japan 
47 Watanabe, Kazuyuki2Japan 
48 Watanabe, Kenji45JapanKenji Watanabe operates the Gotemba Nursery in Gotemba City, Japan. One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator.
49 Watanabe, Yoshifumi1Japan 
50 Yamamoto1Japan 
51 Yoke1Japan 
52 Yoshie, S.1Japan 

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