A friend told me to check out this green “bus stop” between Kabukicho and Hanazono Shrine. This incredible vine providing shade for the....
30 Aug 6:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

A reminder that tomorrow night is the Tokyo DIY Gardening Workshop at 3331 Arts Chiyoda, a great new arts space in a converted junior high ....
20 Aug 4:28 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

Last night the match between Paraguay and Japan took place in Loftus Versfeld Stadium, and after a long goalless game, Japan was defeated 5....
30 Jun 10:42 pm  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

originally uploaded by kazushi hirota. An awesome shot by Kazushi Hirota. Makes me want to go back to Japan again soon, ri....
12 May 3:59 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 

On a Nodai Garden Laboratory trip organized by Hattori sensei, I visited some amazing gardens and shrines, and stayed at a beautiful ryokan....
25 Mar 9:05 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

In today's post we're going to clear up one of the more confusing aspects of Japanese castle roofs. Before I go much further, I'd like to s....
19 Mar 11:44 am  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I love to go up fire escape stairs to reach building roof, it often give me a nice vantage point to shoot. Some times I climb up 10 or 15 f....
23 Feb 9:30 am  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Mon (紋), also monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese heraldic symbols. Mon may refer to any symbol, whi....
19 Feb 9:28 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

In addition to Portland’s green streets, this Oregon city now boasts of an amazing retrofit for a federal building, the General Services ....
3 Feb 9:09 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

Vanessa Keith has a provocative article about urban reforestation. Rather than focus on new buildings, a small percentage of any city, Keit....
19 Jan 9:19 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

** Click image above for a larger view After a cloudy morning it turned out to be a beautiful clear day for our visit to Osaka Castle (�....
24 Dec 10:49 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The snow season has come. The rooftops in Hachimantai City are full of snow now. The ski season is soon to follow. ....
19 Dec 3:45 pm  from  The View from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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 few posts ago I was considering making a 10 year anniversary visit to Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Last time I went, I had 3 ....
16 Nov 12:27 pm  from  Kimonobox   [Profile]  [Recent]