Just as fortune-cookie wisdom advises that even the longest journey begins with the first step, the task of saving the planet might begin with the planting of a single seed.
Lovingly tended by avid green thumbs, these tiny oases reflect the city's soul

Smiling with her eyes while wearing a face mask, a friendly obaasan -- a grandmotherly woman -- waters her plants on the curbside of a wide avenue in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. (Photo by Edward M. Gomez)
Just as fortune-cookie wisdom advises that even the longest journey begins with the first step, the task of saving the planet might begin with the planting of a single seed.