Today we decided to go for a long walk through the northwest corner of Kyoto. This part of the city traditionally was famous for it's vegetable and rice fields. In the years since WWII more and more people have gotten tired of the crowded and noisy sections of the city and have moved into this area. However it still retains a "countryside" feel with small fields throughout the area containing vegetable gardens and even small rice fields.
The plants in the foreground are okra- very popular in Kyoto.
. Several neighborhood farmers had planted new fall crops especially onions and cabbage.
As we walked we found a family putting a cover over their greenhouse frame
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