An interesting article about Apple’s new prototype store in Palo Alto, the center of Silicon Valley. It will have a transparent glass fac....
11 Jan 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

The last post about Big Globe reminded me of two recent dinners I attended in Tokyo and Kanagawa which featured food with visible and inter....
10 Jan 9:01 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

My friend and fellow anthropologist John McCreery of Word Works told me about a project created by technology corporation NEC called Big Gl....
9 Jan 9:03 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Metropolis Magazine has a special issue devoted to Japanese design. Based on a show Japan by Design, organized by JETRO (Japan External Tra....
7 Jan 9:50 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Just read in PSFK that New York City has taken the first step to allow urban beekeeping. I was surprised to learn that the ban on bees in th....
5 Jan 10:21 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Via Twitter’s @tzuchiya, I discovered this amazing image and interactive feature in Seed Magazine that explains the toolkit of urban ento....
2 Jan 9:03 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

New Year’s Day in Tokyo, and there’s a bright blue sky and view of Mount Fuji from the balcony. The southern exposure and high floor ma....
1 Jan 11:14 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

開けましておめでとうございます！ 2010 began on a cold night in Tokyo one hour ago. We visited our local shrine: no line, ho....
1 Jan 1:06 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Tokyo looks magical at night. Taken in Shinjuku, near the Shinjuku Gyoen, it seems as if the Docomo tower is communicating with the crescen....
31 Dec 10:09 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Ho Chi Minh City’s Park and Greenery Office reports a 50% loss of green space in the past 11 years. Blame is attributed to developers ig....
31 Dec 10:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Above is a kadomatsu, or new year’s decoration that rests on the ground. These large ones are usually in front of businesses. This one is....
31 Dec 9:06 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

I am on a deadline for an article for Newsweek Japan. It will be my first article published in Japanese about Tokyo Green Space. There’s ....
30 Dec 7:26 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

I uploaded my Tokyo Green Space presentation that I conducted at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier this month. Similar presenta....
29 Dec 7:28 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Nagoya will be hosting a conference next May called URBIO 2010, on urban biodiversity and design. The conference precedes October’s 10th ....
28 Dec 9:02 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

東京新聞が「Tokyo Green Space」について書いてくれました。十二月七日に日立で行ったプレゼンテーショ�....
27 Dec 8:10 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Suddenly the ten or so leaves on our maple bonsai have turned red. The leaves are a rust shade, and the stems cherry red. Soon the little t....
27 Dec 9:03 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

The small shrine near our apartment is preparing for new year. The entrance gate has pine and bamboo decorations, and the tent is ready for....
26 Dec 9:02 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

I am surprised to see narcissus flowers blooming outdoors just days before the winter solstice. These photos are from Shinjuku Gyoen, which....
25 Dec 12:33 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

I have written on this research blog about vertical space being an underused resource in cities. Many walls could serve as gardens, habitat....
23 Dec 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Walking on a small street in Hiroo, in central Tokyo, we heard a strange noise and saw some people staring at a persimmon tree. On closer e....
22 Dec 9:01 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Reading about this weekend’s winter snowstorm in the US mid-Atlantic, I realize how mild and wonderful Tokyo winters are. December is the....
21 Dec 9:03 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Many Tokyo train stations, and particularly Shinjuku station, are magnets for street musicians. Although not a “green space” in terms o....
20 Dec 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

On my way to price a vaccuum cleaner for our tatami floors (ended up buying at 1300 yen used vaccuum at a recycle shop), I was surprised to....
19 Dec 9:02 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Leaving Nodai one December day, I was struck by the bright yellow color of this ginko tree, and how it dwarfs the small street. This is the....
18 Dec 11:06 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Japanese architect Kuwahara Shigeru blogged about my recent Pecha Kucha talk. It’s the first architect review and the first Japanese lang....
17 Dec 9:02 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Last week I gave several talks about Tokyo Green Space, including at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Gaimusho, 外務書). The 1960s....
14 Dec 6:20 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

This is a close-up of a small tree that has survived the disintegration of its styrofoam planter box and rooted itself into the ground. It ....
7 Dec 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

On a beautiful warm November day, I discovered Tokyo University’s Sanshiro-ike garden. I had a few moments before a meeting, and saw on t....
6 Dec 9:06 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Less famous than spring cherry blossom viewing or fall maple viewing, the Aoyama ginkos draw a crowd to see the gorgeous double allée of g....
5 Dec 10:43 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent] 

Wednesday I presented Tokyo Green Space at Pecha Kucha in Tokyo in front of almost 300 designers, artists and creative types. The biggest c....
4 Dec 9:02 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile] [Recent]