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Tokyo's forest cemetery
A "forest cemetery," with trees like dogwood and magnolia for gravestones, was completed at Kodaira Reien cemetery. The first of its kind in a cemetery operated by the metropolitan government, applications will be accepted from July 1 for an initial 500 burials. Twenty-seven large burial chambers have been prepared as the final resting place for the cremated remains of the deceased. The remains will be wrapped in biodegradable bags and covered with soil to return to nature in about 30 years.
Photo: The "forest cemetery" at Kodaira Reien (June 18)
Connecting the Kudanshita Station platforms
The wall separating the Toei and Tokyo Metro subway platforms at Kudanshita Station is in the process of being removed to make transfers more convenient. The removal of the 90-meter wall by March 2013 will allow a quick transfer between the two lines in just five seconds, compared with the five minutes currently needed for passing through the ticket gates.
Photo: Part of the wall removed to connect subway platforms at Kudanshita Station (June 21)
100,000 irises vie for attention
The annual iris festival at Kitayama Park in Higashimurayama City was held from June 9 to 24. The blooms of 100,000 irises of 170 varieties covering the park were enjoyed by many people on the day this photo was taken despite occasional bursts of heavy rain due to an approaching typhoon.
Photo: Kitayama Park, Higashimurayama City (June 19)
Large stormwater storage pipe
The area around Kandagawa River and Zenpukujigawa River is equipped with a water storage system for temporary detention of stormwater run off from torrential downpours. The 8.5-meter diameter, 2.2-kilometer long pipe can store about 120,000 cubic meters of water, equivalent to about 400 25-meter pools.
Photo: Inside the Wada-Yayoi Trunk Sewer (June 8)
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