WHAT DOES WEED IN NISHINOMIYA-HAMA MEAN?

As I am rooting out horse tail, an invasive, fast increasing weed, a neighbor decides to join my struggle. Energetically, he places his small action ladder towards our shared backyard wall and swings around to me. He delivers a little hoe and shows me tips on how to utilize it for weed clearing. Hakata Kawabata-dōri is a lively shopping arcade