Moss viewing is picking up steam in Japan, where individuals get together to view…moss. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Why do you think moss viewing is taking off? What does this say about the differences between Japanese and American culture? Let us know in the comments below.

Read more here: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015…

“One day in June, a group of 17 people, mostly women wearing colorful outfits, got together at a scenic lakeside area at the foot of Mount Kita-Yatsugatake in Nagano Prefecture.

Instead of using binoculars to look at the panorama around them, these people were gazing downward with the aid of a loupe, sometimes crawling around on their hands and knees. They were captivated by the colonies of moss growing in the area, known as a “green carpet.”