Hanging potplant gardens in residential Harajuku constructed from plastic poles tied to existing trees. Plants hang over entrance way and alcove.
Materials: Plastic Tape, Plastic Poles
Location: Harajuku, Tokyo
Breeze blocks and board comprise a simple tiered pot plant garden on a street in the back of Harajuku.
Materials: Breeze Blocks, Wooden Board
Location: Harajuku, Tokyo
Bricks and breeze blocks form a tiered pot plant garden in the back streets of Harajuku.
Materials: Bricks, Breeze Blocks
Location: Harajuku, Tokyo
Umbrellas attached to wooden stakes with wire protect newly planted shrubs in an informal garden along the Tamagawa cycling track in western Tokyo.
Materials: Wire, Wooden Stakes, Umbrellas
Location: Fussa, Tokyo
Clothesline in garage constructed from pegs hung from poles hung from ropes attached to garage structure.
Materials: Rope, Poles
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo
A common sight in Japan, a can attached to a fence with a hook and wire for cigarette disposal.
Materials: Wire, Hook, Can
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
A rubber band acts as a simple holder for an MP3 player.
Materials: Rubber Band
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Used oil can and polystyrene tray fashioned into outdoor light fitting.
Materials: Can, Polystyrene Tray
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
A single brick acts as an elegant and sufficient stopping block for a bicycle outside a local restaurant.
Materials: Brick
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Stacked bricks form a space for a little garden in front of a local restaurant.
Materials: Bricks
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Newspaper and tape wrap around the edges of a new sign in a park, awaiting the official unveiling.
Materials: Tape, Newspaper
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Reinforcing steel rod from breeze block wall bent into a hook. This is used on rubbish day to hang out the burnable rubbish for collection.
Materials: Steel Rod
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Rose bush over entrance gate trained with rope.
Materials: Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
An old bike basket attached to the garage structure with wire serves as garage storage.
Materials: Bicycle Basket, Wire
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Plastic packing twine and hooks support a garden of pot plants.
Materials: Packing tape, Hooks
Location: Harajuku, Tokyo
Glasses hung on a tree during an impromptu rugby match.
Materials: Tree
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Used tires form a buffer to protect house from possible collisions at intersection.
Materials: Used tires, Wire
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo
A creeper is trained up, out to, and along a tree with bamboo rods and string.
Materials: Bamboo Rod, String
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo
Plastic bags are stored in a cloth bag which is fastened to string with a clip. The bag is suspended from the roof of the apartment complex bicycle parking shed and secured (to guard against the wind) by pegs.
Materials: String, Pegs, Clip, Bag
Apartment stairwell railing as umbrella storage/drying space.
Materials: Railing
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo
