School's out for summer — and students are leaving their books behind to hit the beach under the sun.
But for Shogo Takano, it's a long-awaited chance to hit the farm and get his hands dirty.
"There is something instinctive about the joy of holding soil in your hands and feeling like you are a part of nature," Takano, a student at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, said.
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