S11·E18 – Garden Supply Store: Flowers, Greenery, and Happiness

2020-10-09 • 30 min

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The setting is a garden supply store boasting the largest area in Tokyo. With a selection of approximately 100,000 varieties, including flowers, houseplants, vegetables, and bonsai, the store has seen an increase in visitors since the pandemic, as people seek to enhance their lives with plants. A man drawn to the resilient vitality of cacti. A parent and child finding fulfillment in nurturing weakened plants. A woman who notices her calm state of mind while tending to plants. What do people seek from plants, and why do they visit here? Over three days, we listen closely.