Takao sh*to’s family has been growing vegetable on the same farm for over 100 years. His grandfather was a farmer, his father as well, and now he has taken on the same mantle, only things are a bit different for him than they were for his ancestors.
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Where before the sh*to farm was part of a village of around 30 families surrounded by open fields, today it stands alone in the middle of Narita Airport, Japan’s second largest airport.
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Jets fly over his head, and his only way to and from the farm is through underground tunnels. Nevertheless, Takao is determined to stay. He has been fighting to keep his farm for over two decades and even refused an offer of over $1.7 million for his land