Japan Aquascaping

This is my aquarium. The results of the ADA 2021 World Aquatic Plants Layout Contest were announced at the end of August - Eri Tokusashi / Japan

Placing driftwood as if they are tree roots hugging the ground, the layout is smartly composed and gives a good sense of depth. It has a quite high level of maturity for this type of

The creator skillfully decides positioning of large, thick driftwood combining with slender branches to present a dramatic composition. The planting arrangement looks very natural.

This particular layout has received the most attention among this year's entries, as selected by four contest judges as their Best Aquarium. Acclaimed for its unique and attractive water scenery,

Mr. Takayuki Fukada received the Grand Prize at IAPLC 2016. His layout was selected as Best Aquarium by three judges. Among the layouts reminiscent of a "spectacle" of eroded rocks which have

This is a novel and unconventional layout depicting a crack on the ground or a deep valley. It uses various species of aquatic plants, from mosses to stem plants, and its composition is very well

Mr. Takayuki Fukada won the 2nd place in this year's World Ranking. His entry, "Pale Wind", has a great sense of depth, which is expressed with intricate details of the layout work. And this

The first Bronze Prize winning entry is a truly eye-catching layout that features impressive and picturesque perspective derived from the composition and shooting method. Perspective is expressed

Mr. Marcelo Tonon Chiovatto from Brazil won the third place in IAPLC 2013 World Ranking. His layout depicted a splendid sunrise as its title "Sunrise in the valley "suggested. 

Mr. Takayuki Fukuda (Japan) won the Gold prize with his aquascape layout. What is most striking about his work is its representation of the cliffs protruding from both the left and right sides of

The first Silver Prize winning work was highly rated for its high degree of perfection as a Nature Aquarium layout. Its stunning design embodied the ideal "aquascape" where aquatic plants and

Although there are many entries with the composition divided into three sections by driftwood pieces, we can draw a line between this layout and the rest in light of the impression given and

This year's IAPLC Grand Prix goes to an authentic Nature Aquarium style layout. Among the reasons for this work's success is the creator's high aspiration in the layout style, that is built upon

IAPLC 2012 - World Ranking 2 - After the rain in mountain - Katsuki Tanaka / Japan

IAPLC 2023 - World Ranking 30 - Against the flow - Katsuki Tanaka / Japan

This year as well as last year, we received the Best Aquarium Award . The world ranking is...unfortunately...30th! Thank you for playing so much fun this year! - Katsuki Tanaka / Japan

There is no other time as exciting as this ! My work came in 11th place - Eri Tokusasahi / Japan

This is the making of the IAPLC 2022 work following the making of Katsuki Advisor. This year as well, I will share with you several times how I intended to create this work and how I recreated

This is the making of the IAPLC 2022 work following the making of Hayase Kato / Japan. The result is 47th place ! 7th Japanese !.

I'm happy to be able to reach the single rank, which has been my goal for many years! - Eri Tokusasahi / Japan