At the Brazilian-themed Washuzan Highland Park in Kurashiki, Japan, you will find the Sky Cycle, a pedal powered roller coaster that lets you soak in the panoramic views of the surrounding Seto Inland Sea. Located over 4 stories above ground (about 50 ft or 16 m), the open air carts and lack of guard rails…
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To help liftyour gift wrapping game,Beat The Bushexplains a simple yet ingenious Japanese gift wrapping technique. The video was actually publishedlast Christmas, but it has only gone viral now with over 4 million new views! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQM8KKP-3Oo] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2015/12/15/japanese-gift-wrapping-hack-explained/
How many of you have tried at some point to brew your own beer? Its difficult, but worth it if you have the patience and time to give it a go. Of course, if you were afflicted by auto-brewery syndrome, your own body could make its own alcohol. This might sound great, but a woman…
Another cute video of playful red pandas from the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Japan. http://www.youtube.com/v/oimTxlCi36E?version=3&hl=en_US via Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2012/04/08/red-pandas-playing-in-the-snow-video/
Here’s a yo-yo trick you’ve most likely never seen before. Japanese yo-yo master Black combined the classic table cloth trick with his impressive yo-yo skills. The results are awesome, and are featured on BlameItOnTheVoices, TheAwesomer, 22Words, and VideoGum. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voI_Zt_9GLw] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/04/24/amazing-yo-yo-tablecloth-trick/
Tsuneaki Hiramatsu is an amateur photographer currently living in Okayama, Japan. For the last few years, Tsuneaki has ventured outside of the city centre into the forests of Japan to capture the flight paths of fireflies at night. To achieve the dreamlike images, Tsuneaki takes a series of 8 second long exposure photographs. He then…
How to lose your kid (and wife) in one easy step… Luckily, no one was hurt. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J50d-wYAD1k?rel=0&start=110&modestbranding=1&iv_load_policy=3&w=600&h=360] Original video found via Youtube search. Spotted here. Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013/01/16/kid-falls-off-motorcycle-in-yokohama-japan-video/
It’s a video game museum in New York where everything is for sale. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { if (BF_STATIC.bf_test_mode) localStorage.setItem(‘posted_date’, 1408650760); }); BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_posted_time_3424475”).innerHTML = “posted on ” + UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(1408650760); }); Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/v/-2a2KWwVGWg. youtube.com Read more: http://buzzfeed.com/jeffrubin/52-unbelievable-video-game-things-at-the-worlds-best-video-g
In 1992, the celebrated Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon anime debuted in Japan, capturing the hearts of thousands of young fans. The series would eventually explode across the globe, resulting in five major story arcs, stage musicals, live action series and countless pieces of iconic merchandise (after all, who didn’t want their own sailor outfit?). Twenty…
Wired controlled toy race cars on tracks are so 20th century. With new quantum levitation technology, The Japan Instituted Of Science And Technology created a race track inspired by the Wipe Out video games. The video is featured on GamesRadar and TheDailyWhat. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqmdv5iyIOY] Read more: http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/01/03/quantum-levitation-wipe-out-race-track/
This video from last September just went viral on the blog-osphere. There’s just something about the contrast of her seriousness when she’s cutting and her giddiness of success after. Also, she’s got some seriously sweet sword moves. The video is featured on Digi-6. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoYpJqFNj40] Here’s a similar video also going viral.…
RRcherrypie shows us a deliciously tiny meal, all ‘cooked’ by her extremely small miniature kitchen toy set. It’s insane how many tiny little pieces there are for everything. And I mean everything. From the special little salad bowl to the ultra small bottle of soy sauce, the set has got it all. I want it.…
As an artist, it’s incredibly easy to fall into a certain niche when it comes to your creative process. Once finding an area of expertise, it often feels impossible to step outside the proverbial box and explore new motifs, styles, or materials. After all, who doesn’t love to stick to what they know sometimes? Japanese…