A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan.
Often mistakenly referred to as “female samurai”, female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class.
Hearts in my eeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyes
Map of Japan built from 1.8+ million LEGOs
Children from all over Japan were invited to participate in this event, in which a giant map of Japan was created using only LEGO pieces. The result was a future vision of Japan, re-imagined by the future designers of the world, as a megalopolis of vertical motion.
Greetings from Tokyo
I’m so jealous! Bryke (or perhaps just Bryan…?) went to the Ghibli Museum! Someday, I’ll be there, standing in front of Totoro, too…
I don’t follow K-POP as much as I did two years ago, but I still can’t help but keep tabs on these girls from time to time. 2NE1 is fierce at whatever they do! Good luck to them and their Japanese promotions… full steam ahead!
Satsuki & Mei’s House in Aichi, Japan
This is a glimpse of Satsuki and Mei’s father’s study room at the Kusakabe home replica in Aichi. More photos of the house can be found under the source link.
Satsuki & Mei’s House in Aichi, Japan
Here’s a wide shot of the home replica. Only thing missing is the camphor tree. ;p
Click on the photo to find out more about this beautiful attraction!
Yes, that is indeed Col. Sanders in front of KFC in Japan, dressed as a maid.
I randomly came across a similar photo while looking at a Japanese snack review blog. On the same day, one of my friends PMs me a link to a photo of the Colonel in yet another costume. I knew I had to delve…
BIG BANG Electric Love Tour 2010 - To Act Like Nothing’s Wrong
T.O.P’s incredible solo, written and composed by the rapper himself. Looooved the harmonica part!
[video courtesy of VIPexclusive, via YouTube]
