Japan
The Japanese take their dedication to trees to a whole new level with their notorious tree-sliding religious festival, the Onbashira. The festival is only held every six years but has a reputation for claiming lives. The deaths of two participants over the weekend confirmed the festival’s reputation as the most… Read the rest
Ever wonder what it’s like to have twice the ass? Need an extra trunk to store your junk? This is it. The Peach, designed by Yen-Hsiang Skeet Wang, is the greatest thing to ever happen to backpacks. Inspired by the need to recycle in comical fashion, Wang used his creative… Read the rest
A new breed of fish has been developed by Japanese scientists in order to create a humane alternative to dissection. The transparent goldfish has scales and skin that are completely pigment-less, so that its internal organs are visible — heart, brain and all.
[Via: NY Daily News]
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Australian filmmaker and environmentalist Richard Pain has announced that he will attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the United States, directly through the North Pacific Gyre, in a gigantic plastic bottle.
If successful, Pain would be the first swimmer in history to complete the 5,500-mile journey.… Read the rest
Flowing lava spewing heat from beneath the earth’s surface, and temperatures so high you could roast a pig in seconds – active volcanoes are not only deadly but a sheer stunning sight. We round up some of the world’s most active volcanoes to bring you close to boiling point!
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You heard me right. The U.S. has now claimed the throne as the world’s no. 1 favorite country. What’s the big surprise?… Read the rest Many say that the nation has President Barack Obama to thank. Global confidence in Obama has put the U.S. in a positive light. Even approval of America among
Dozens of Nomura’s jellyfish sunk a 10-ton Japanese fishing boat, sending all three crewmembers into the sea, The Mainichi Daily News reported.
Apparently the Nomura’s jellyfish, which can weigh up to 440lbs and grow up to 6ft in diameter, are vacationing in the waters around Japan this year in numbers… Read the rest
Today marks the World Premiere of Sweetgrass Production’s Signatures Fall Tour 2009. Signatures… Read the rest follows an entire winter deep in the hardwoods of Hokkaido, Japan. Definitely some beautiful shots just in this trailer… can’t imagine what the full length version is like.
Full schedule for the tour can be found here.
Earlier in the summer we blogged about The Cove… Read the rest, a film that “tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret.” Check out
We think this picture taken by Michael Lynch in Okinawa, Japan, does a great job of capturing this month’s Friday Photo theme of waste and waterways. As Michael puts it, the Grey-tailed Tattler seems to be “reflecting on why humans toss their trash on the beach.” We hope that the… Read the rest
Cycle Ball, or Radball, is a soccer-like game where players on specialized bicycles use their front tires to strike a small ball towards a lacrosse-style net. The bikes used in Cycle Ball are fixed gear, heavier than average, and cost upwards of 2,000 Euros. They also have vertical handlebars for… Read the rest
“The Cove… Read the rest tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret.”
Environmentalism and action all rolled into one, looks like an excellent film.
If you travel about 1,200 miles south of Tokyo to the island of KyÅ«shÅ« you will end up in Miyazaki, a popular honeymoon getaway spot that is also considered to be one of Japan’s great surf destinations. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and east and covered with… Read the rest
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Sometimes when you travel, sitting on a toilet can be a pretty extreme experience. Take, for example, the new bathroom stalls in select Georgia Max Coffee shops featured in ski resorts across Japan that have been redesigned to give the occupier the 360-degree sensation that they are… Read the rest
