JAPAN| Imagine you are walking down the road in the good old countryside and then see a King Penguin with a penguin backpack making its way to the fish market. Sounds like something right out of the movie right? But during the ’90s in the village where the Nishimoto Family resided, this was a daily scene. Lala, a King Penguin, lived together with the Nishimoto family … [Read more...] about Adorable Penguin Got His Everyday Snack Himself From The Local Fish Market
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Artist Illustrates Comforting Japanese Storefronts Found on Google Street View
KYOTO| Smaller shops have their own coziness and charm to them and artist Angela Hao, a US-based artist, visualizes the warmth of such Japanese shops in her Procreate Illustrations. Although she’s from the US, she uses Google Street View to travel across all the possible nooks and crannies around Japan searching for such shops and inspiration for her next artwork. After … [Read more...] about Artist Illustrates Comforting Japanese Storefronts Found on Google Street View
Jumpei Mitsui’s LEGO Version of Hokusai’s Great Wave
JAPAN| If you’re traveling around Osaka and are a fan of Lego sculptures, you should definitely visitHankyu Brick Museum. This museum is specially dedicated to exhibiting the works of the only certified professional LEGO builder in Japan, Jumpei Mitsui. Among all of the marvelous builds, the LEGO version of the iconic Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” is definitely … [Read more...] about Jumpei Mitsui’s LEGO Version of Hokusai’s Great Wave
Why Vending Machines Are So Popular in Japan ?
With nearly six million systems currently in operation across the country, Japan has the highest ratio of vending machines to landmass in the world. Renowned for its bizarre and futuristic technology, just why have these units ‘taken over’? 1.Post WWII growth During the 1960s, Japan grew rapidly in the post-World War rebuild. In this time vending machines surged in … [Read more...] about Why Vending Machines Are So Popular in Japan ?
Japan Kept The Train Station Running for Just One Passenger
HOKKAIDO| Situated in Japan’s north island of Hokkaido, the Kami-Shirataki train station has only two trains that stop by every day on a special timetable. It all started three years ago, when Japan Railways decided to shut down it's services in the remote location, as ridership had dramatically fallen. That is until they noticed a young girl still using it to get to … [Read more...] about Japan Kept The Train Station Running for Just One Passenger
Giant Godzilla Statue Just Near Tokyo.
Kurihama Flower Park is host to a wonderful variety of blooms each season, such as its glorious poppy fields in spring, and abundant hydrangea bushes in Summer. But it is not JUST a beautiful flower park, it is also home to one of the world’s largest Godzilla statues! The statue is actually part of a huge children’s adventure park, and has a slide going down its tail. At … [Read more...] about Giant Godzilla Statue Just Near Tokyo.
CEO of Japan Airlines Takes The Bus To Work And Gets A Salary Less Than Some Of The Employees
Haruka Nishimatsu, CEO of Japan Airlines lives by a philosophy that many corporate bosses should be paying close attention to. Instead of acting like the ruler of the company, Nishimatsu acts like a leader, and sacrifices some of the big corporate perks so he can build a stronger and more dedicated workforce.“If management is distant, up in the clouds, people just wait for … [Read more...] about CEO of Japan Airlines Takes The Bus To Work And Gets A Salary Less Than Some Of The Employees
8 Things You May Did not Know About Mt. Fuji
1.No-girls-allowed-mt-fuji Until 1868 women weren’t allowed to climb Mt. FujiAccording to legend, Mt. Fuji used to be the abode of a fire goddess who would be jealous of any other woman in the vicinity. 2. A 1000 yen view Mt. Fuji, as it appears on Japan’s 1000 yen note, is a view from Lake Motosu and is based on a photograph by Koyo Okada, in which he captured Mt. … [Read more...] about 8 Things You May Did not Know About Mt. Fuji
10 things Japan gets awesomely right
JAPAN| Although Japan is not without its faults, it is nevertheless an incredibly efficient and easy-to-live-in country, and we’ve discovered that there are numerous things that the Japanese get not just right, but awesomely right. Here are 10 things Japan gets awesomely right. 1. Vending machines If you’re looking for something to quench your thirst – whether hot … [Read more...] about 10 things Japan gets awesomely right
21 things people miss after leaving Japan
Sometimes, even when we love a place with every fibre of our being, we just can’t stay forever. Family anxiously awaiting our return; work commitments; financial constraints and more mean that, at some point or other, many of us have to wave goodbye to Japan and return to our respective homelands. Some of the things people miss about Japan will be immediately obvious, but … [Read more...] about 21 things people miss after leaving Japan