Tag: japan

January 4, 2018 at 11:36 am

Meanwhile in Japan: An Exhibit of Chopstick Sleeve Art Left Behind at Restaurants

Meanwhile in Japan: An Exhibit of Chopstick Sleeve Art Left Behind at Restaurants

There’s no tipping in Japan, so some people leave chopstick sleeve sculptures instead

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December 20, 2017 at 1:31 pm

Exploring Japan’s Crazy Awesome Car Tuning Culture

Exploring Japan's Crazy Awesome Car Tuning Culture

New Zealand drift racer Mad Mike explores Tokyo’s wild car tuning scene in the short doc film, ‘Nihon Nights’

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December 5, 2017 at 4:39 pm

This Award-Winning, ‘Ribbon’ Wedding Chapel in Japan is Breathtaking

This Award-Winning, 'Ribbon' Wedding Chapel in Japan is Breathtaking

Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects, the chapel sits on a hill overlooking the Seto Inland Sea

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October 16, 2017 at 2:04 pm

Every Year Japanese Art Students Get Together and Make Giant Animals Out of Straw

Every Year Japanese Art Students Get Together and Make Giant Animals Out of Straw

Since 2008, students from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo have come together to make awesome things out of straw

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October 3, 2017 at 5:12 pm

Once a Year This Japanese Town Comes Together to Grow Masterpieces With Rice

Once a Year This Japanese Town Comes Together to Grow Masterpieces With Rice

In the village of Inakadate, Japan, elaborate expanses of “rice paddy art” grace the surrounding landscape

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August 8, 2017 at 5:26 pm

The Hidden Buddha Surrounded by a Hill of 150,000 Lavenders

The Hidden Buddha Surrounded by a Hill of 150,000 Lavenders

On the outskirts of Sapporo, Japan, you will find a sitting Buddha hidden under a hill of lavender

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July 23, 2017 at 11:26 am

These Two Have Seen Each Other Nearly Every Day for the Past 25 Years

These Two Have Seen Each Other Nearly Every Day for the Past 25 Years

Ever since scuba diver Hiroyuki Arakawa saved Yoriko’s life, the two have become the unlikeliest of friends

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July 11, 2017 at 1:20 pm

Chef Motoyoshi Yukimura Has Mastered the World’s Most Difficult Omelette

Chef Motoyoshi Yukimura Has Mastered the World's Most Difficult Omelette

“Omurice” is a fluffy egg omelette served upside down on a bed of fried race and topped with demi-glace. Chef Motoyoshi Yukimura of restaurant Kichi-kichi in Kyoto, Japan has mastered it

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July 10, 2017 at 3:08 pm

James Curran Spent a Month in Tokyo and Made a Daily Gif Inspired By His Travels

James Curran Spent a Month in Tokyo and Made a Daily Gif Inspired By His Travels

This is awesome

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June 21, 2017 at 12:07 pm

Japanese Kids Set Team World Record for Most Skips Over a Single Rope in 1 Minute

Japanese Kids Set Team World Record for Most Skips Over a Single Rope in 1 Minute

14 elementary school students from Japan set the World Record for ‘Most skips over a single rope in 1 minute by a team’ with 225 in a row

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