Shugakuin Imperial Villa #1 / Kyoto: two things of different natures stand next to each other: a pine tree carefully groomed for viewing, and a paddy field that exists for practicality. all images courtesy of Makoto Yamaguchi
Kokyo Gaien National Garden / Tokyo: the stone wall from Edo Castle and the newly-laid clean-shaped paving stones from the district redevelopment around Tokyo Station exist adjacently. Both are stone materials, but the wall is made of large irregular-shaped black stones. In contrast, the paving is made of small rectangular white Inada granite.
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