Japan Trip March 2008 Photos

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Nature: Countryside

Glimpses of the Japanese countryside. Note the juxtaposition of industry and agriculture.

Nature: Agriculture and Gardens

Nature, agriculture, gardens, and plants.

Nature: the Japanese Love Affair with Plants

The Japanese REALLY love plants. I hadn't noticed til this time around, and then I started noticing them everywhere even in downtown Tokyo, on cramped window rails, in empty lots, in front of stores, alongside the street. The garden centers have tiny plants of a size you don't normally find very often in the US.

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