Kokoen – Don’t Play Koi With Me…
30th October, 2006 - After walking around Himeji-jo, we still had a few hours left in the day. I had wanted to see Engyoji (one of the famo....
3 Sep 11:35 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kiyosumi Teien Garden
Located in Tokyo’s Koto ward, the Kiyosumi Teien Garden is a Japanese style garden set out in the sukiya style (a pond inhabited by birds ....
2 Sep 2:36 am  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Balcony garden update
I took this photo a month ago, and our balcony garden is now even more lush. It’s amazing how much incredible heat and daily watering can....
29 Aug 2:15 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kaza Hana: Amazing garden shop/cafe/bar in Aoyama
Leaving a meeting recently, I walked through some back streets of Aoyama, and came across this amazing sidewalk garden. The contrast betwee....
23 Aug 2:27 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Park signage: hand-drawn and printed
Thanks to the 30 people who participated in the Tokyo DIY Gardening workshop last night at 3331 Arts Chiyoda. We created an enormous collage....
22 Aug 12:42 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Neglected garden
Some herbs at the start of last month I’ve hardly watered the garden this year. The summer has been very dry and very hot. It looks set to....
18 Aug 3:02 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Dense and mature sidewalk garden in Chiyoda
Walking at night in Chiyoda after a meeting at 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Chris and I found an amazingly dense and mature sidewalk garden that seem....
18 Aug 9:06 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sidewalk bitter melons in two buckets and plastic twine
I first saw these vines a month ago on a nearby sidewalk. They are growing in plastic buckets with an elaborate plastic twine trellis suppo....
14 Aug 10:45 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A detailed view of Korakuen
Korakuen in Okayama City is one of the three top ranked gardens in Japan.Before posting some shots of the garden, I thought I would show som....
7 Aug 10:08 pm  from  Ojisan Jake   [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] 
Freezer full of sweet corn
Sweetcorn in the freezer From upon my perch, I espied a good many crows circling the sweet corn. Perhaps unbeknown to them, worms burrowing ....
4 Aug 8:51 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nature-themed restaurants with beautiful landscapes
These two restaurants, Shizen in Sendagaya and Green House near Omotesando, make interesting use of narrow, vertical, and roof landscapes t....
2 Aug 9:08 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Garden report
The garden takes a lot of my time. I am usually always behind schedule, but this year the weather was behind schedule so I was actually caug....
31 Jul 2:05 pm  from  Ojisan Jake   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tomato heaven
アイコ (aiko) tomatoes This year by far, has been the best for tomatoes. They were looking good before, since then, quite perfect. Only a....
28 Jul 10:48 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tiny garden door leads to mini-forest in Harajuku
I was startled by this tiny garden door, not much taller than the bike’s handlebar. It’s amazing that in Harajuku there are still some ....
21 Jul 9:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Beer Paradise 2010
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Munich’s famous beer festival, an Oktoberfest style beer festival called Tokyo Beer Paradise was hel....
11 Jul 11:18 pm  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Watermelon grows vertically on balcony
My watermelon plant has produced an enormous amount of growth in just two months on the balcony. It was very easy to train the vines onto t....
11 Jul 12:22 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Flowering vine against power lines
This exuberant, orange flowered vine seems to launch itself off the side of a small two story residence. I love the contrast of the vine wi....
10 Jul 9:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kabocha peekaboo
Kabocha Amongst the sea of grasses a couple of kabocha have plumped up nicely. They look to be somewhere in the expected 500 g to 800 g rang....
7 Jul 12:24 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New creek in public area of Shinjuku Gyoen
Just in time for hot and humid summer, Shinjuku Gyoen has opened a newly planted mini-creek along the edge of this fantastic park. Shinjuku....
2 Jul 10:31 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Summer fungi
Not for the pot? There has been quite a lot of rain fall recently. Weeds are running rampant despite weekly culls. The odd day of sunshine o....
30 Jun 10:57 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Abutilon with city sky in window reflection
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22 Jun 9:24 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wednesday’s weeding
Garden somewhat weeded The rainy season reached Kagoshima on Friday. Rain reached here yesterday. Strangely, today is hot and cloudless. Wit....
16 Jun 5:52 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gorgeous giant moss at tree base in Sinajina
Sinajina, the modern bonsai shop in Jiyugaoka, always has beautiful small bonsai inside with a focus on seasonal plants and flowers. Outsid....
9 Jun 9:06 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
First balcony cucumber is a beauty
Photo taken on May 20. At a celebratory dinner recently, we were served a tiny cucumber about this size with its flower still fresh. This l....
6 Jun 9:08 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vegetable flowers on balcony garden contrast with parking lot below
I recently started a blog category called “Flowers and Buildings,” which focuses on the pleasure of experiencing plants in urban settin....
5 Jun 9:20 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Balcony vegetable garden
This year I am experimenting with many types of vegetables and fruit in my balcony garden: kiwi, eggplant, watermelon, cucumber, bitter mel....
4 Jun 9:14 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gorgeous tree garden despite lack of ground space
People often complain that there space is too limited to have a garden. This amazing single family residence in Sendaji has a tiny front ya....
31 May 9:20 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ceramic flowerpots in balcony garden
In May I spent a lot of time on my balcony garden: planting seeds, putting in starter vegetables (corn, watermelon, eggplant, cucumbers, an....
23 May 10:59 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scapes
Short straight scape, rather than the usual snaky scape. Early last week I harvested the garlic scapes. I wanted to get them earlier, as las....
23 May 6:42 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
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