“Goatscaping”: Team of Goats Keeps Grounds of Tokyo Assisted Living Facility Looking Neat and Trim

One of the goats at the Shimada Ryōiku Center nibbles grass. The facility uses the animals to keep weeds and grass on the grounds under control.

Ikezaki Makoto (left) of Alpha Green and Morikubo Mayumi of Shimada Ryōiku Center.

Isoko, the leader of the group, hard at work.

The team takes a break in the shade.

Ikezaki feeds the goats leaves of the kudzu vine, one of their favorite foods. In the background is a goat-sized rain shelter, the animals being averse to wet weather.