Tag: Kaori Shibo

It’s a small world: In Japan, moss wins hearts

by Harumi OZAWA Agence France Presse SAKUHO, Japan (AFP) — Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss. “Oh, this baby’s sporophyte is breaking out! I’ve never seen this before,” an enchanted Shibo, 41, shouted, her head nearly close enough to kiss a fallen tree log in the forest in Yatsugatake. She was out on […]