Broccoli growing down the road

Town Planning seems to be somewhat absent in Tokyo, especially in the concept that this is a residential area, that is a commercial area and the section over there is for farming.

Within a kilometre of our house we have many houses, two or three schools, a railway station, small city centre, several kindergartens, a swim school, restaurants, doctors, grocery stores AND farms!

These two photos were taken on our usual route to and from school.

So much for the assumption that 'city kids' don't know where food comes from. My 5 y.o. son was so pleased to identify these large leafy green plants that we've watched grow. "They're broccoli plants!" he shouted.