So many wonderful plants!
Helen Fields
I’m currently on a walking trip in Japan that has turned into more of a walking-plus-bus-and-train trip. (Walking is great! Walking with all of your stuff on your back…is great for some people.) I’m on a pilgrimage that circles the island of Shikoku, visiting 88 temples along the way.
Because I’m a nerd, I’ve stopped along the way by some interesting-sounding local museums. One of these, the museum at the Makino Botanical Gardens in Kochi City, gave me a new mild obsession: Tomitaro Makino, who.