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(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))

Byline: Hasegawa Itsuko

Looking at maps and landscapes from about 150 years ago when Tokyo was called Edo, there was a waterfront in many areas with the seashore close by, and many rivers. There were white sand and green pines on the seashore and cherry blossom embankments on the riversides, and the water was transparent. The city was buried in green, and the profusion of greenery, which included the surrounding mountains, justified calling it a green city. It was a beautiful city where each house had a garden with seasonal flowers in full bloom. Perhaps because this era lasted for so long, Japanese ...

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