Nagoyish

The Plants Have Taken the Lease

Pots, vines, trees and flowers negotiating space with buildings and everyday objects.

157 photographs

Numerous leafy potted plants crowd the pavement outside a pale storefront with glass doors and a triangular roof detail.
Dense potted greenery surrounds a storefront beneath a sloping dark signboard with a geometric white symbol.
Terracotta pots and a red printed bucket rest beside a weathered wooden planter against a wall.
Potted plants and a large cylindrical container stand beside a recessed entrance with a dark slatted door.
Small potted plants line a narrow storefront beneath a faded awning, beside a closed metal shutter.
Utility boxes hang above a stone lantern surrounded by small potted plants against a dark wooden wall.
Potted plants line an aging wooden storefront beneath a broad sign filled with green and black Japanese lettering.
Numerous white fabric pieces hang among green vine leaves above rows of pale wooden supports.
Dark leaves obscure part of a man's printed portrait beside vertical lettering in black and white.
Tall golden grasses rise behind a blue chain-link fence with distant buildings beyond.
A weathered carved face shares a turquoise metal shelf with plant pots and a green watering can.
Narrow concrete steps climb beside railway tracks through dense greenery between fences.
Potted plants line the entrance of a weathered wooden house beneath a green tiled roof.
Large Japanese lettering spans a small storefront with an orange banner and dense plants beside its entrance.
A brick building has an exterior staircase, plant-filled balcony, and recessed entrance beside a bicycle.
Bright vertical pipes run along a vine-covered yellow wall beside dark recessed balconies.
Tangled dry vines drape over large pipes beneath crossing cables in a dark monochrome shed.
Metal mesh and pale rectangular panels sit beneath hanging vines and diagonal cables in monochrome.
A metal exterior staircase crosses diagonally above dense foliage beneath clouds in a black and white view.
Vines tangle around an old white scooter beside a yellow crate and stacks of weathered material.
A white scooter with a wire basket stands among weeds beside a building in black and white.
A heavily pruned tree trunk stands in a rectangular planter before a yellow corrugated wall.
Small purple flowers and potted plants cluster beneath a curtained window beside an outdoor air conditioner.
A wooden slatted entrance sits beneath a small tiled canopy beside potted plants and a mailbox.
Orange and yellow flowers grow densely beside a dark wooden entrance and a pale blue wall.
Green vines dotted with purple flowers cover a low house wall beneath a blue tiled roof.
Assorted plant pots and a hanging white bag cluster beneath a rusty window grille and small orange flowers.
Potted plants crowd the entrance of a turquoise building beneath barred windows and a rusty awning.
A small tiled-roof house has a deeply shadowed entrance and overgrown steps in monochrome.
A chain-link fence frames an overgrown paved courtyard with trees and a pale corrugated shed.
Laundry hangs across a shaded frontage beside a wall calendar and flowering potted plant.
Potted plants stand outside a shadowed wooden entrance beneath a corrugated awning and faded pink upper wall.
Potted greenery clusters beside two stacked air conditioners at a wooden house with a small tiled awning.
A blue pedestrian sign and concrete utility pole stand beside leafy vines under sharply defined shadows.
Green leaves partially obscure faded white and blue lettering painted across closed pink shutters.
A stripped tree trunk stands against a wooden wall between an air conditioner and concrete boundary wall.
Bare climbing stems cling beside a small dark window in a patched pale stucco wall.
Weathered wooden walls and a broken awning sit behind a red fence partly covered by green ivy.
Small planters line a weathered facade with sliding doors, a broad window, and mailbox in black and white.
Dense garden plants fill a narrow gap beside a wooden shed, red fence, and hanging laundry.
Yellow flowers in white pots cluster outside sliding glass doors backed by brightly colored containers.
A yellow fruit hangs among glossy green leaves beside a heavily rusted rectangular metal container.
Dense potted greenery and a climbing plant frame partially open sliding doors beneath a rusty metal awning.
A rusty corrugated extension sits beneath an upstairs window and air conditioner beside dense green foliage.
A bright orange corrugated fence separates dense weeds from an old tiled-roof building.
Potted plants and assorted containers cluster beside pink metal doors with narrow oval windows.
A small green corrugated shelter contains flowers above a wall, with a wooden ladder leaning below.
A narrow cluttered courtyard contains plant pots, stacked containers, hanging fabric and an old chair.
Leafy vines shade a cluttered entrance filled with ladders, stacked objects, and potted plants.
Dense potted greenery fills the front of a small building with bamboo blinds.
A pruned tree and shrubs stand before a small house with a metal balcony.
A rust-stained metal door stands between barred windows on a reddish corrugated facade with climbing greenery.
A pale industrial building rises behind bright green hedges beneath white clouds in a deep blue sky.
A curved canopy covers a shadowy entrance courtyard lined with small potted plants in black and white.
Potted plants and small ornaments crowd tiled steps beside a pale front door.
Bright green leaves catch a narrow patch of sunlight beside a pale wall and dark window.
A parked station wagon sits beneath a leafy tree beside a utility-covered building wall in black and white.
Potted plants flank a pale wooden door set within a dark weathered timber facade.
Sunlight filters through tall green trees above a paved park path lined with short bollards.
Potted flowers line a wooden fence and recessed entrance beneath dense carefully shaped green branches.
Green leaves partly obscure a yellow basin below a wall-mounted shelf and coiled hose.
Dense leafy plants surround a low industrial building and raised machinery beneath a vivid blue sky.
Potted plants and a large metal container stand beside closed shutters under deep blue light.
Several bicycles with wire baskets sit engulfed by tall weeds beside a block wall in monochrome.
Trailing greenery covers a corner shop with green awnings and bicycles parked outside.
A small wooden house has a tiled roof, curtained windows, and potted plants in black and white.
Twisting tree branches cross a broken window and rusty corrugated wall above a rough stone boundary.
A spiky potted plant stands beside a dark narrow entrance beneath Japanese signs in black and white.
Numerous potted plants fill a shop frontage beneath pale walls, high windows, and a bright green roof edge.
Orange siding and rusty outdoor stairs frame balconies above dense greenery and a parked dark van.
Potted plants and rectangular green containers fill outdoor shelves beneath a curtained window and closed shutters.
Dry golden grass fills the foreground before a pale tarp and blue industrial building.
Potted plants crowd a fenced storefront area beside a deeply shadowed passage and bicycle.
Dense green plants crowd an aging Beauty Salon facade beside a red mailbox and pale entrance door.
Red flowers and glossy green leaves frame a distant red and white tower beneath gray clouds.
Dense green foliage rises above a dark weathered wooden fence with a small gate.
A blue portrait poster stands partly behind a dense hedge beside a wooden fence.
Bright pink and red potted flowers surround a round-eyed animal ornament beside an entrance railing.
A black bicycle leans beside a wooden front door surrounded by green plants and purple flowers.
Many flowering pots line a bright pink house frontage beside a closed pale metal shutter.
Potted flowers cluster beneath a barred window and wall-mounted mailbox beside a dark slatted entrance door.
Dry plants grow before a weathered glass storefront beneath tiled eaves and air conditioners in black and white.
Potted greenery clusters between two air conditioners beneath wooden doors and a weathered upstairs balcony.
Potted flowers line a red tiled facade beneath an angular enclosed exterior staircase.
White flowering plants cluster outside a shop beneath a large orange sign and green awning.
Potted plants line a small tiled-roof house with bamboo screens and clustered umbrellas.
Colorful potted plants fill a tall wooden shelf beside a broad curtained window.
A narrow wooden rack holds buckets and gardening supplies beside a window surrounded by potted greenery.
Potted plants line the entrance of a pale corrugated shop with glazed doors and a blue awning.
A bicycle's rear wheel stands beside colorful potted plants and a small white animal ornament.
A narrow shaded lane passes an old wooden house surrounded by dense sunlit foliage.
Bright sunlight backlights fluffy white flowers above leafy plants beside a dark house beneath blue sky.
Green foliage partly covers portrait posters beneath a barred window on a pale weathered wall.
Dense green vines overhang a cluttered entrance with stools, bicycles and shelves of bowls and containers.
Yellow crates and dense plants cluster beside a dark gridded window and a slender tree.
Pruned trees and rounded shrubs line a sunny sidewalk beside storefronts and projecting Japanese signs.
Plants fill a wooden shop frontage beneath tiled roofs and a long row of upper lattice windows.
A blue Japanese awning shades weathered sliding doors beside rows of small plant pots beneath tiled roofs.
Pink flowers rise before a small white building striped in dark blue around square recessed windows.
Potted plants line a small weathered residence beneath a raised metal balcony in black and white.
Tall thin stems and seed pods rise before a chimney beneath scattered clouds in black and white.
Glass sliding doors sit above rough steps between shrubs beneath a shallow awning in black and white.
A bicycle leans beside an air conditioner outside a narrow entrance framed by green tiles and plants.
Dense potted plants surround a small storefront beneath a faded pink awning and pale signs.
Dense vines surround a small cafe building with a large Coffee sign and weathered striped awning.
Climbing vines cover a dark brick cafe facade beneath a faded pink awning and tall boarded upper wall.
Trailing vines cross faded white lettering on a red and purple awning above dark cafe windows.
Tall grass surrounds a green-toned weathered house beside a pale blocky building with exposed utility boxes.
A neatly clipped tall hedge borders a brick wall along a narrow sunlit lane.
Potted plants stand before green siding and dark wooden panels with barred windows and Coffee lettering.
Climbing vines spread across a pale corrugated facade above narrow windows and a dark sliding door.
Small shrubs and flowers grow along stacked concrete planting terraces beside a sloping roadside.
A yellow illustrated sign tops a narrow storefront lined with Japanese notices and numerous potted plants.
A weathered timber house stands behind pruned trees and scattered objects beneath its tiled roof.
Green vines cover a lattice frontage beneath a pale sign and upper balcony with hanging laundry.
Bicycles and potted plants crowd an arched entrance beneath a narrow house balcony and curtained upper window.
A pruned tree rises before a small tiled-roof house with a covered entrance.
A blue-toned low clinic building has barred windows, a closed shutter, and a planted stone-edged frontage.
Potted plants line a low corrugated shop beneath a green awning and a white Japanese sign.
Bright red leaves hang before a tall building with rooftop antennas beneath rippled pale clouds.
A red-leaved tree stands before a blue shutter and sagging pale storefront canopy.
Leafy plants rise above red wooden fencing and a rough stone wall in deep shadow.
Purple-toned tiled roofs overlap above a weathered low house surrounded by potted plants.
A cream roadside sign with Japanese lettering stands among flowering pots beside closed pale shutters.
Weeds surround aging outdoor air conditioners sheltered by a rough metal frame beside yellow siding.
Potted plants crowd the edge of a narrow residential lane beside a parked bicycle and red-toned house.
A narrow stone-lined path runs beneath a vine-covered metal framework beside leafy plants and a block wall.
A long wooden house with upper balconies and tiled eaves borders dense plants behind a low wall.
Ferns sprout between rounded stones in a low retaining wall beside a white drainpipe and closed shutter.
Dense roadside plants obscure a corrugated storefront beneath a faded white sign streaked with red rust.
Dry grass surrounds old wooden buildings with layered tiled roofs beneath wires and a taller tan building.
Weeds and leafy plants fill a narrow courtyard between weathered wooden buildings and rust-streaked siding.
Potted plants and low shelves line a narrow lane beside old wooden homes with red and white posters.
Small trees and flowering pots crowd a wooden house facade beneath a tiled roof and mesh-covered window.
Trailing green plants overlap reflections of colorful pots across a tinted shop window.
Dense green plants crowd a narrow storefront beneath a vertical Japanese sign and pale upper siding.
Pale pink flowers fill an ornate hanging metal basket against bright green wooden panels.
Dense trees and potted plants surround a narrow doorway and exterior stairs on a leafy building frontage.
Potted plants cover a pale frontage below two red-railed upper windows and exposed horizontal cables.
Leafy branches partially obscure an open doorway and pale walls of a wooden building.
Discarded curved panels and a red object lie in a narrow overgrown industrial passage.
A detached metal window frame leans against rusty siding surrounded by bright green vines.
Dense trailing vines cover a small building's roof edge above a dark window and white wall.
Dense flowering pots surround a small home entrance beneath a green awning and tiled roof.
Trees and shrubs grow across terraces of a weathered concrete building beside taller apartments in black and white.
Potted plants cluster below shop notices beside a narrow Toshiba display and a red freestanding sign.
Broken wood and debris fill an overgrown space between decaying buildings in a black and white view.
Potted flowers line an upper balcony and sunlit lower courtyard of a gray two-story house.
Tall green leaves and pink flowers fill a garden before low houses beneath a bright turquoise sky.
A pale yellow flower grows beside a rough low wall topped with curved tiles amid dense greenery.
Potted greenery and pink flowers crowd both sides of narrow steps leading to a shaded doorway.
A round-bellied animal statue wearing a straw-colored hat stands surrounded by lush green plants.
Numerous flower pots and leafy plants cluster around a glass-fronted corner entrance in warm sunlight.
Dense green vegetation fills a narrow gap beside a dark wooden building beneath overhanging leaves.
Cacti, plant pots and miscellaneous objects crowd a fenced display in front of a faded blue mural.
Tall evergreen trees frame a weathered low building with bright yellow roof tiles beside a brick-paved corner.
An orange vertical ramen sign and red lantern hang outside a narrow shop surrounded by potted plants.