Elegant Nezu Museum garden
The Nezu Museum and its gorgeous Japanese garden are a just short walk from the Nishi Azabu Juban wildness, the Kakuremino bar, and lush si....
19 Sep 9:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Azabu Juban’s Kakuremino bar defined by street tree
I love how this narrow Nishi Azabu Juban is defined by the street tree out front. The bar and tree are named カクレミノ (kakuremino, o....
17 Sep 9:18 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lush sidewalk garden in Nishi Azabu Juban
This incredibly narrow garden in Nishi Azabu Juban is overflowing with plants. I love it. Most people would think there’s no room for a g....
16 Sep 9:02 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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] 
Baby bitter melon in September typhoon
Today’s mild typhoon is a welcome relief after more than six weeks of record-breaking heat and absolutely no rain in central Tokyo. I was....
8 Sep 1:13 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mobile bonsai shop on Omotesando sidewalk
Omotesando is Tokyo’s most exclusive shopping street, a zelkovia-lined street of international brands for sale in buildings designed by w....
5 Sep 10:46 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Early fall color despite heat still on full blast
It’s been Tokyo’s hottest summer on record. While officially summer is over, it’s still 35 celsius during the day and not much cooler....
4 Sep 11:36 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Summer lilies with grasses and oaks
Suddenly dozens of white lilies appeared below the oaks and above the long grasses in this planter bed in front of Taikukan in Sendagaya. I....
26 Aug 10:40 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
H&M near Omotesando, Tokyo (Japan)
Omotesandō (表参道) is an avenue, subway station and neighborhood in the Minato and Shibuya wards in Tokyo stretching from Harajuku s....
24 Aug 6:56 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tree lined walking path in Shinjuku is magical
There are many small creeks in Tokyo that have been turned into pedestrian paths. In my neighborhood, they are modestly landscaped. In Shin....
24 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] 
Wildlife Photography: Tip #5
Tip #5. Steady the Shot with Whatever’s Available.Even the few times I hump around a tripod with all my camera gear there have been shots ....
13 Aug 1:02 pm  from  Mikes Ryukyu Gallery   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Building around existing trees
After watching my neighbor’s home and then garden get scarped to dirt last week, it’s great to see a cafe like this one at Waseda’s O....
3 Aug 9:08 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Strange performance and installation combines washing machine, tree and city streets
I mentioned earlier the cool new art space called 3331 Arts Chiyoda that has been created in a closed junior high school. One of the fun in....
28 Jul 9:08 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Simple wood bench provides resting place at city shrine
On my walk with Chris Berthelsen through Harajuku, Jingumae, and Sendagaya, we stumbled into the Hatomori shrine (鳩森神社). In front o....
22 Jul 9:05 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] 
Makeshift plastic rope trellis for morning glory
I have started to notice all over Tokyo that people are creating makeshift plastic rope trellises for summer morning glory vines. This one ....
9 Jul 9:12 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Camo tree adds graphic flair to street
I love this camo trunk tree, and the graphic flair of its trunk, branches and leaves. It’s almost unreal. Its Latin name is Platanus, and....
7 Jul 8:45 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Small shrine in Akihabara provides respite and carnal spirituality
One of the pleasures of Tokyo is discovering small gems that are unexpected. Arriving a few minutes early to a meeting in Akihabara last mo....
6 Jul 9:10 am  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] 
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University is conveniently located just steps from the JR Sapporo station. The Sapporo Agricultural College was inaugurated in ....
28 Jun 7:39 pm  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Visiting Yumenoshima (Dream Island) full of palms and garbage
Before the rainy season and summer heat, I took a few day trips in Tokyo. One of the more remarkable places is Yumenoshima (夢の島), whi....
25 Jun 8:30 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] 
Conference paper on Kanda River, biodiversity and new urbanism in Tokyo
This past weekend was the International Federation of Landscape Architects World Congress in Suzhou, China. My co-author Matthew Puntigam t....
1 Jun 9:05 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] 
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] 
Will Miss #176 – ginkgo trees
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27 May 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Two embassies in Azabu Juban
I visited the architects at Front Office Tokyo, and had the shock of discovering huge estates, corporate clubs, and sprawling embassies in ....
15 May 9:04 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ginkos in Sendagaya
I go to Sendagaya often to swim in the Olympic pool. The boulevard in front of the Tokyo Gymnasium has beautiful, mature ginko trees. It’....
14 May 1:54 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Little street near Golden Gai, Tokyo (Japan)
Shinjuku Golden Gai (新宿ゴールデン街) is a small but reputable area of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is composed of tiny shanty-sty....
12 May 3:01 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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