Jared Braiterman takes part in a rare ritual — a rice harvest in the heart of Tokyo — as neighborhood workers and shoppers enjoy a new public space that evokes Japanese culture.
How did Iimura Kazuki establish a rice farm on some of the world’s most expensive real estate?
Tokyo’s most famous luxury shopping area, Ginza, sprouted a ground floor rice paddy open to the public, drawing attention to the value of Japanese rice and the possibilities of urban farming.
Creating great urban spaces is about more than money and design. Jared Braiterman visits Odakyu’s Agris Seijo rental farm in Seijogakuenmae in Setagaya and leaves with mixed feelings.
Cities are central sites for a sustainable, post-industrial era that supports population growth and a high quality of life. Biodiversity and urban forests can thrive with concrete and people.
Biodiversity involves more than “adding a species.” An ecosystem must support new urban life. See a remarkable park that lights up Okayama in an unexpected way.
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