I had a similar admiration of Japan’s public spaces. Saw an elderly female street cleaner reaching into places not visible to the eye to pick up minute scraps. Generally felt like people took pride in their work, no matter it’s nature.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/986630673942200320 …
It's interesting that architecturally, Japanese cityscapes are quite ugly. But the details and human-scale spaces are amazing.