Walking on a small street in Hiroo, in central Tokyo, we heard a strange noise and saw some people staring at a persimmon tree. On closer e....
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Many Tokyo train stations, and particularly Shinjuku station, are magnets for street musicians. Although not a “green space” in terms o....
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Leaving Nodai one December day, I was struck by the bright yellow color of this ginko tree, and how it dwarfs the small street. This is the....
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This is a close-up of a small tree that has survived the disintegration of its styrofoam planter box and rooted itself into the ground. It ....
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Less famous than spring cherry blossom viewing or fall maple viewing, the Aoyama ginkos draw a crowd to see the gorgeous double allée of g....
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The Huffington Post published my article entitled “Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo.” I will become a regular blogger, so if you like the art....
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My artist and product design friend Pierre Alex, whom I blogged about earlier, created this funny “anti-design” video about Tokyo’s mo....
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I am not a big fan of the artificial tree or of Christmas. But Japanese love holidays, imported and national. I wonder whether the stations....
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In front of Shinjuku’s Opera City, a high rise office tower with cultural facilities including theaters and a museum, four levels of sta....
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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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The weather is turning very cold in Tokyo, the leaves are turning color and fall camelias are now in bloom. This bright pink “sazanka” ....
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For an American, it is shocking to see how frequently all the Japanese transit lines advertise the lovely, and often seasonal places, they ....
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