Amazing Sumo
Konishiki [The Dumptruck] of Hawaii stares down at his opponent during the first Sumo Bashai held outside Japan, at the Albert Hall in London, England. (Photo by Chris Cole /Getty Images). 1991...
Kawachi Fuji Garden In Japan
Wisteria Tunnel is located at the Kawachi Fuji Gardens in Kitakyushu, Japan. Flowering wisteria blooms hang to create rows bursting with color overhead and dappled shadows below....
Beluga Whales Blowing Bubbles in Japan
The talent in bubbles unfurled the white Beluga whales living in Shimane Aquarium in Japan.As shown in the picture, have learned to make bubble rings, indicative of high intelligence.Whales blowing air from the mouth to create a stream and immediately after xanafysoun powerfully in the same place so that the bubbles to form a ring.Beluga whales are organized in groups and are social animals. They live in Arctic and sub-Arctic and known as "sea canaries" and mimic a wide range of sounds....
Japan Odaiba Water Illumination
An image of a breaching whale is projected on a screen created by a water fountain during the Odaiba water illumination show in Tokyo. The show, which projects images of whales, sharks, tropical fish and Easter Island statues on a water screen 23 meters tall and 60 meters wide, will be held through April 11....
Wonderful Danbo!
Danbo Like The Daisies by Craig Dennis
The name Danbo is a pun on the Japanese word for corrugated cardboard [danboru] (ダンボー). There’s also a company in Japan which makes cardboard boxes which has Danbooru in its name....
Snow Wall in Japan
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is an international mountain sightseeing route some 90 kilometers (56 miles) long. The route goes across the 3,000-meter-high North Alpine mountains, the so-called [roof of Japan,] and connects Toyama and Shinano Omachi. You can enjoy the panorama by taking a train, highland bus, trolley bus, cable car, and ropeway. Since the lines opened in June 1971, the Tateyama mountain area has been transformed from an isolated spot into one of the nation’s best sightseeing areas, where a million guests visit every year....
Rideable «Kuratas» Robot Mecha Unveiled at Wonder Festival
Female pilot Anna climbs out the cockpit of Japanese electronics company Suidobashi Heavy Industrys newly unveiled robot [Kuratas] at the Wonder Festival in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on July 29, 2012. The [Kuratas] robot, which will go on sale with a price tag of one million USD, measures four meters in height, weighs four tons and has four wheeled legs that can either be controlled remotely through the 3G network or by a human seated within the cockpit. (Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP Photo)...
Stone art of Hirotoshi Itoh aka Jiyuseki
Hirotoshi Itoh graduated from Tokyo National Fine Arts University in 1982 and later went into his family business as a stonemason. He spent several years working with metal before turning his attention to stones. He utilizes stones found in a river bank near his home, and he creates sculptures that juxtapose the original shape and hardness of the material with surprising humor and texture. You can find more of his work on his Deviant Art page....
AKB48 Encouraging Girl On Girl Kissing
This video grab shows members of all-girl band AKB48 passing a bite-sized candy seductively from mouth-to-mouth. The commercial is now under fire in Japan for encouraging homosexuality. The advertisement, which aired in March, shows the school uniform-clad young women, all in their late teens or early 20s, intimately exchanging the sweet, with the close-up footage slowing as their lips near. (Photo by Uha Mukakuto/AFP)...
Japanese Macaques Bathe In Hot Springs
Japanese macaque monkeys enjoy sitting in the hot springs at Jigokudani-Onsen (Hell Valley) on January 23, 2005 in Jigokudani, Nagano-Prefecture, Japan. Japanese Macaques, also known as snow monkeys are the most northerly nonhuman primate in the world. In 1963 a female Macaque ventured into the hot springs to retrieve some soybeans. This behaviour was adopted by other monkeys, and eventually by the entire troop. This Macaque troop regularly visits the Jigokudani-Onsen springs to escape the cold. The hot springs are said to help relieve nerve pain and fatigue. (Photo by Koichi...
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