Tag: japan

October 21, 2015 at 10:28 am

A Smooth Criminal Cover Using Traditional Japanese Instruments

A Smooth Criminal Cover Using Traditional Japanese Instruments

Backed by a duo of koto players, Yoshimi Tsujimoto plays a bamboo flute in this rendition of Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’.

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October 13, 2015 at 12:06 pm

Picture of the Day: The Oldest Japanese Garden in the United States

Picture of the Day: The Oldest Japanese Garden in the United States

Created in 1894, the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is the oldest public Japanese Garden in the United States.

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September 26, 2015 at 10:49 am

105 Year Old ‘Golden Bolt’ Sets World Record for 100m Sprint

105 Year Old 'Golden Bolt' Sets World Record for 100m Sprint

105-year-old Hidekichi Miyazaki recently set the 100m world record for the 105+ category with an impressive time of 42.22 seconds.

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September 22, 2015 at 2:14 pm

There’s an Annual Straw Art Festival in Japan and it Looks Awesome

There's an Annual Straw Art Festival in Japan and it Looks Awesome

Since 2008, students at Tokyo’s Musashino Art University have ventured to Kamizeki Lagoon Park in Niigata City, Japan to erect giant sculptures made from straw.

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September 22, 2015 at 8:37 am

Japan’s Yakuza: Inside the Syndicate

Japan's Yakuza: Inside the Syndicate

In 2011 a Belgian photographer was allowed entry into one of Japan’s Yakuza families. Over two years, he captured the lives of those living in the underworld.

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September 17, 2015 at 11:10 am

Picture of the Day: Autumn in Kobe, Japan

Picture of the Day: Autumn in Kobe, Japan

Located at one of the highest points of the hot spring area of Arima Onsen you will find ZuihoJi Park in Kobe, Japan.

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September 15, 2015 at 12:00 pm

There’s a Restaurant in Japan That Makes Amazing Pancake Art

There's a Restaurant in Japan That Makes Amazing Pancake Art

Step aside latte art… and make some room for delicious pancakes!

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September 3, 2015 at 9:37 am

Picture of the Day: Just Three Shiba Inus Looking Perfect

Picture of the Day: Just Three Shiba Inus Looking Perfect

Much Wow x 3

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August 26, 2015 at 9:10 am

Just a Shiba Inu Chilling in a Random Bush in Japan

Just a Shiba Inu Chilling in a Random Bush in Japan

Meanwhile in Japan

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August 20, 2015 at 7:11 pm

Picture of the Day: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan

Picture of the Day: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan

Take a stroll through the famous bamboo grove in Arashiyama, which is located on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.

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