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New Apple prototype store to have trees inside
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] 
City people connecting with the people growing their food
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] 
Technology-based farming for city people
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] 
Japanese design leaders & directions
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] 
NYC takes steps to allow urban beekeeping
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] 
Bug Research and Urban Biodiversity
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 Fuji View
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] 
Happy new year 2010
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] 
Winter night in Shinjuku
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 loses 50% of green space in 11 years
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] 
Happy new year
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] 
Writing for Newsweek Japan
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] 
Tokyo Green Space presentation uploaded
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] 
Urbio 2010 conference in Nagoya
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
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] 
Fall foliage in bonsai
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] 
Shrines prepares for new year
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] 
Winter flowers, with spring and fall references
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] 
Graffiti art
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] 
Wild parrots in Hiroo
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] 
Winter flowers in balcony garden
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] 
Street music
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] 
Kadomastu at Muji
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] 
Late fall trees
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] 
Swerve blog post about my talk
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] 
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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] 
Tree breaks out of pot and into soil
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] 
Tokyo University Sanshiro-ike garden in fall
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] 
Aoyama ginkos
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] 
Pecha Kucha presentation
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] 
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