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Nodai Student Workshop: Country and City
Nodai’s Garden Design Lab, part of the Landscape Architecture Science Department, invited me to their student workshop and welcome party last week. To help everyone get to know each other, students...
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Irises blooming in central Tokyo
東京の中心にあるのに、花菖蒲が前にある家は田舎にあるみたいですね。 I have found this wonderful short-cut between Yoyogi and Omotesando on bike. It passes a lot of houses with gardens. On my way to a meeting, I had a nice long chat...
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Real estate image of forest doesn’t match surroundings
最近、贅沢な不動産開発が自然のイメージを広告に使っています。広告の中の田舎の森や現場から離れた風景を見ていると妙な 気持ちになります。本当の都市の森を作れば、不動産の価格はもっと上がります。西新宿で都市の森はどんな風に見えるだろう。 I’ve noticed recently more and more real estate advertising at construction sites...
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Koenji street looks like narrow country lane, with stone walls and old gardens
自転車で高円寺から戻ってくるときに、この狭い路地を見つけました。数十年前の田舎の雰囲気 があります。 I found this lane when biking home from Koenji. I felt like I was in a small town, many decades ago.
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Sidewalk rice is decorative and brings a little country to the city
夏の歩道で稲を育てています。田舎の気分を都市で味わえます。 Growing rice in buckets on the sidewalk isn’t likely to put any rice farmers out of business. Still, it’s a lovely sight in Tokyo during the summer, and brings a country...
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Summer festivals bring a country feeling to Tokyo
東京の夏の祭りが大好きです。地域の一体感と神聖な感じを体験できます。東京なのに、田舎の村にいる感じがします。 I am a huge fan of Tokyo’s summer festivals. Sacred and community-based, these festivals involve shrine carrying, chanting, grunting, drums,...
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