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Ginkgo leaves in Kojimachi, Tokyo

Tokyo, among numerous other Japanese cities, is full of gingko trees (Ginkgo biloba), and autumn in Tokyo is characterized by the vivid yellow of the gingko's fallen leaves, and the distinctive smell (AKA the stench) of its seeds. Gingko leaves stuck to a wall

The ginkgo is a living fossil, and has no closely related species. Its leaves and nuts are held to have various medicinal properties, some of them ratified by modern science, but many claims having been found to be imaginary.

They lend great character to Japanese streets in fall, as seen by these photos taken last week. Gingko leaves in Asakusabashi, Tokyo

 Labels: gingko, nature, Tokyo, Tree

