Splendor in the Grass: 10 Bamboo Forests to Explore in Tokyo

Source: Tokyo Cheapo

Steadfast, tenacious and resilient, bamboo is the archetypal Eastern plant. No trip to Japan is complete without some time spent in, around or just gazing at a bamboo forest. The Japanese capital is chock-full of bamboo, some of it tucked away in places far off from the neon wonderlands of Shibuya and Harajuku. But you never have to go too far to see it.
Along with plum blossom, orchids and chrysanthemums, bamboo is considered one of the ‘Four Gentlemen’, according to Chinese, Korean and Japanese tradition. And with pine and plum, bamboo is one of the ‘T

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