This marimo was on display at Tokyo 101, a festival devoted to exploring the links between Icelandic and Japanese culture at Reykjavik’s Nordic House in 2009. Marimo are self-sustaining colonies of algae formed into balls, endemic only to Scotland, Iceland, Japan, and Estonia. 

This marimo was on display at Tokyo 101, a festival devoted to exploring the links between Icelandic and Japanese culture at Reykjavik’s Nordic House in 2009. Marimo are self-sustaining colonies of algae formed into balls, endemic only to Scotland, Iceland, Japan, and Estonia. 

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