Nejikan

The Twisted Style (Nejikan)
The Twisted Style is probably the closest to what came over from China; often called the Dragon Style it is a favorite in Chinese Bonsai.

Variations to the Bankan or twisted Bonsai style include Nejikan and Takzukuri.

Sub-styles range from the Nejikan, in which the trunk makes only a partial turn to the Takzukuri, or Octopus.

The tree coils around itself like a Chinese dragon The secondary styles for this one include Nejikan, or partially twisted style where the trunk does not make a complete turn on itself, and the little seen Takzukuri Style, or Octopus, ...

See also: Neagari, Japanese, Garden, Plant, Kengai