Roppongi West Park is a quiet oasis on back street
Roppongi is a very foreign neighborhood for me since I rarely visit its offices, nightclubs and museums. However, with the recent conferenc....
12 Sep 10:42 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyu Hospital covered in vines and plants
The Tokyu Hospital building in Ookayama is truly stunning. I blogged about it last fall, when I noticed that the Tokyu rail/construction/re....
10 Aug 2:15 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Empty lots are abundant and under-used
Tokyo is full of empty lots that mark the time between demolition and building. Sometimes they stay empty for more than a year. Most are tu....
7 Aug 9:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A mobile app for city residents to monitor and promote urban wildlife
Takahashi Yusuke, a database expert with a Keio PhD, and I created a poster for the URBIO conference last month introducing a mobile app fo....
30 Jun 9:02 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Summer omatsuri festivals invite spirits to commercial areas
Starting in May, summer omatsuri festivals are a public celebration of the local gods that exist in even the densest, most commercial parts....
28 Jun 9:42 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Docomo Tower reflecting in office window behind Shinjuku Goen
Within minutes of taking this photo, a monsoon-like rainstorm chased everyone off the street unexpectedly. I was struck by this reflection ....
15 Jun 9:08 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mountain dairy farm (森林の牧場)
On the trip to Nasu in Tochigi two weekends ago, we visited a unique mountain cow dairy called Shinrin no bokujo (森林の牧場) that pr....
29 May 1:50 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Benefits of corporate gardens
Great New York Times story about benefits of corporate gardens, including Pepsi-Co and Aveda. Improves worker morale, eating, health, and in....
16 May 9:04 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pasona’s new farm and landscaped building
Some friends and I visited Pasona’s new office last week. They are a large Japanese staffing farm that had a highly publicized basement f....
7 May 10:05 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Live video of falcon nest on downtown San Francisco office tower
Wow! San Francisco’s gas company (Pacific Gas & Electric) has set up a live webcam so you can the peregrine falcon nest on top of the....
19 Apr 10:44 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
More hanami parties
In addition to the Shinjuku Gyoen hanami party, I also visited Yasukuni shrine, where I saw many office workers celebrating. Because it was....
9 Apr 9:04 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Visionary concept for reviving the Kyobashi river
Recently I heard Mishima Yoshiki present a paper about the revival of the Kyobashi river in central Tokyo. Like most of Tokyo’s legendary....
28 Mar 1:52 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
A seashore covered in concrete
Recently I took a day trip to Iwaki with my in-laws. We ended the afternoon on the top floor of a 1980s hotel in a cafe which had the cleve....
27 Mar 9:17 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kuma Kengo’s new design features cool roof gardens
Famed architect Kuma Kengo’s new building, Tamagawa Takashimaya S+C Marronier Court, features cool roof gardens that jut out over the sid....
11 Feb 9:04 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mori Building plans ecological zones in Tokyo
Nikkei article about Mori Building’s plan for central Tokyo ecological zones. The idea is that wildlife can spread out from interconnecte....
13 Jan 11:21 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
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] 
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] 
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] 
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] 
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] 
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] 
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] 
Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo
The Huffington Post published my article entitled “Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo.” I will become a regular blogger, so if you like the art....
3 Dec 11:35 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Times: Tokyo’s urban design role
The Japan Times published my op-ed article “Tokyo’s urban design role.” My argument is that Tokyo’s past urban design failures para....
29 Nov 9:57 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Meeting Yamada Yoriyuki at Kajima
Recently I met with Yamada Yoriyuki (山田順之), Manager of the Office of Global Environment at constructino company Kajima and a leader....
24 Nov 9:01 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Agris Seijo rental farm in Seijogakuenmae
I visited Odakyu’s Agris Seijo rental farm in Seijogakuenmae in Setagaya and was prepared to be charmed by a community vegetable farm bui....
22 Nov 10:54 pm  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A fake forest in Shimokitazawa
Visiting Shimokitazawa last week for a meeting, CScout Japan’s Michael Keferl pointed out the (fake) forest surrounding the north entranc....
18 Nov 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Office landscape in front of Kajima headquarters
Recently I visited construction company Kajima’s headquarters in Akasaka to learn more about their extraordinary biodiversity program, an....
16 Nov 9:06 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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