Every summer, a village west of Tokyo called Kawakami-mura becomes the temporary home of 700 or so twenty and thirtysomethings who help local farmers plant and harvest the lettuces for which the area is known.

By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo

Published: August 22 2010 19:15 | Last updated: August 22 2010 19:15

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