Statue of the Tamagawa brothers. They were consigned to build the Tamagawa Josui, an artificial waterway completed in 1653 to divert water from the Tamagawa river and carry it to Edo. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
How angelic! A village of wings? Or is it feathers? I recently helped a friend move from the middle of the metropolis to Hamura, a western Tokyo suburb.
“With the same rent, my apartment is twice the size. And right outside my bedroom window are bushy green leaves and branches, so I may not even need curtains! And hear this, the view from the living room floor-to-ceiling window is a meandering river. How much better can it get?”