Shinjuku Ward Office greening on sidewalk, facade and roof
A friend told me to check out this green “bus stop” between Kabukicho and Hanazono Shrine. This incredible vine providing shade for the....
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Park and green roof provide cultural window at 3331 Arts Chiyoda
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 ....
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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....
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Playing football in the sky
Last night the match between Paraguay and Japan took place in Loftus Versfeld Stadium, and after a long goalless game, Japan was defeated 5....
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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....
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Girl on a roof somewhere in Japan
originally uploaded by kazushi hirota. An awesome shot by Kazushi Hirota. Makes me want to go back to Japan again soon, ri....
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Hakone’s moss-covered roofs and walls
On a Nodai Garden Laboratory trip organized by Hattori sensei, I visited some amazing gardens and shrines, and stayed at a beautiful ryokan....
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Gables – Irimoyahafu v’s Chidorihafu
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....
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Roof hoping in Ginza
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....
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Mon design on temple’s roof, Kyoto (Japan)
Mon (紋), also monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese heraldic symbols. Mon may refer to any symbol, whi....
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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....
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Portland’s giant green wall
In addition to Portland’s green streets, this Oregon city now boasts of an amazing retrofit for a federal building, the General Services ....
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Clip-on retrofit of cities
Vanessa Keith has a provocative article about urban reforestation. Rather than focus on new buildings, a small percentage of any city, Keit....
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Japan Images: Osaka Castle Closeup
** 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 (....
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yuki no kisetsu
The snow season has come. The rooftops in Hachimantai City are full of snow now. The ski season is soon to follow. ....
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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....
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Washing Himeji Roof Tiles
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 ....
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