
雑草の空き地はめずらしいです。杉並区で見つけた、とてもきれいなところです。
It’s rare to see an empty lot full of weeds. In Suginami ward, this is a very pretty place.
雑草の空き地はめずらしいです。杉並区で見つけた、とてもきれいなところです。
It’s rare to see an empty lot full of weeds. In Suginami ward, this is a very pretty place.
This photo brings me back. When I was a kid, Tokyo had a lot of empty lots rampant with weeds like this one. We ran around, picked clovers and dandelions, got messy on puddles, and made hideouts with cardboard boxes. Indeed, there were a lot of mosquitos, bees, and spiders, but such “danger” was part of the whole experience.
These are always my favorites. So full of life – bees, butterflies, salamanders, you name it. They’re like little jungles!
“Empty lot.” A telling choice of words. In other countries or cultures, it might be called a “field” or a “grassy area.” “Empty lot” underscores the idea that the land is merely an unused, unproductive asset, as it awaits the inevitable: having concrete poured all over it.