More people are growing vegetables on balconies and rooftop gardens, even at a train station, to feel more at ease about what they are eating and to take advantage of their supposed healing powers.
There are now vegetable cultivation sets that come with a pot, seeds and culture soil.
On top of JR Ebisu Station in Shibuya Ward overlooking Tokyo Tower and Roppongi Hills, there is a 500-sq.-meter vegetable garden for rent in a corner of the roof, where a lawn and flower beds spread.