Flower pots

Tokyo is a concrete city. Except for parks and planters outside buildings, almost anything Earthlike is covered by a road, sidewalk, house, apartment building, or something else that is flat and paved.

But people try really, really hard to bring a little green into the picture - mainly with flower pots. Some of the pots are old and cracked but sometimes everything is very deliberately and artfully done - like outdoor ikebana. I've even seen planters used for growing strawberries, zucchini, and tomatoes.

I hope it's not too many pictures, but I liked finding this citified greenery. (Click a pic if you want a better view.)

These are houses we pass on the way to Lucinda's or Arno's school.




A restaurant on a busy street.


The front steps of an apartment building.


A wall overlooking a parking lot next to a few tiny homes. (My favorite photo.)


Outside the post office in the Azabu Juban neighborhood near our house.


A flower shop sets the mood.


These tiny stone planters were for sale outside a stone-masonry store.


I spotted this rooftop garden from the third floor balcony at Starbucks in Azabu Juban. Here's the building...


...and this is the rooftop closeup.


We'll be back in Seattle for vacation in a few weeks; for now, this is our green.