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Tokyo Local Fruit Study

Chris B — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:47:09 +0000

東京の地元で出来た果物を食べたり、育てたり、分け合ったりしていますか。地元で取れた、非商業の果物に関する話を集めています。あなたの話を聞かせてください。
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Do you eat, grow, or share local fruit in Tokyo? We are collecting stories about Tokyo local, or non-commercial, fruit. Please share yours.
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Image: Jess Mantell. Project partners: Jess Mantell and Jared Braiterman.

Sink with Peg

Chris B — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:47:17 +0000

Peg transforms hose and basin into stable sink for store cleaners in central Tokyo.

Materials: Peg, Basin
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo.

Watch out for kids!

Chris B — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:46:10 +0000

Sign collaged from reflective tape cautioning motorists to watch out for kids at play in suburban Tokyo.

Materials: Reflective Tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo.

Park Bench in Plastic Twine

Chris B — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:42:03 +0000

Park bench constructed from household seating and plastic twine.

See “Bus stop chairs are gifted, unmatched, and spontaneous” for an insightful take on the subject (on Tokyo Green Space).

Materials: Plastic Twine
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Hose Storage

Chris B — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:00:58 +0000

Functional adaption of park tree for maintenance equipment storage in a run-down apartment complex just off the high-fashion avenue of Omotesando.

Materials: Tree
Location: Off Omotesando, Shibuya, Tokyo

(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening.org)

Simple Clothes Hanger Garden

Chris B — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Laundry poles resting on a makeshift wooden frame on the ground floor of an old apartment complex just off the high-fashion street of Omotesando provide support for a hanging garden construction of twisted clothes hangers and simple potplants.

Materials: Laundry Pole, Clothes Hangers
Location: Just off Omotesando, Shibuya

(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening.org)

No Playing in Board and Marker

Chris B — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:51:34 +0000

Wooden sign on suburban shopping street reminds children not to play on the staircase. It’s dangerous.

Materials: Wooden Board, Marker
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo

Taxi Driver Smoko Spot

Chris B — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:41:10 +0000

Thick tar soup in generic paint can. Evidence of smoko time at the local taxi stand.

Materials: Can
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Control Your Pets in Board and Marker

Chris B — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:38:31 +0000

Very direct way of letting local pet owners know how the doings of their dogs are viewed by residents of a small apartment complex.

Cute dog sign adds the finishing touch.

Materials: Board, Marker
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

PET Bottle Plot

Chris B — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:23:41 +0000

PET plastic bottles form vegetable plots in West Tokyo.

It’s interesting to see a material that usually acts as a pest deterrent incorporated into the construction of the garden.

Materials: PET Bottles, Metal Straps
Location: Kokubunji, Tokyo

(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening.org)