Travel Hunt – Fann Wong (Japan, 广岛- Hiroshima) Part 3 of 3

Travel Hunt – Fann Wong (Japan, 广岛- Hiroshima) Part 3 of 3
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Yokohama police mascots more cute than cop

In a country as obsessed with kawaii (cute) as Japan, the creation of official characters is serious business. So the fact that the police precinct of Seya, a homey suburb of Yokohama, debuted a pair of brand new mascots this month shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. 

What is surprising, however, is just how curvaceous these particular mascots are.

“As far as I know,” laughs officer Tanaka of the Seya Police Department, “these are the most cutting-edge police mascot characters in existence.”

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SINGING ROADS – TAKE A MUSICAL TRIP IN JAPAN

Japan has invested in a series of melody roads that sing out a tune as you drive over them, as part of a new tourist attraction.
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Michael Palin in Japan. Among the evening’s entertainment on offer is the traditional karaoke, which originated in Japan. In this video clip Palin joins in! From the BBC.

Japanese woodblock prints reveal Meiji-era medical knowledge

Japanese woodblock prints, known as as ukiyo-e, are usually referred to as “Pictures of the floating world”, representing the impermanent fleeting beauty of life, or of other worlds. But in a collection from the University of California San Francisco, some are also revealed to be informative and very much about the dangers of mundane every day life.

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How to Use a Japanese Toilet

Western toilets are now common in Japan. However, as with everything they’ve cribbed from the western world, the Japanese have taken it and done it one better – or weirder. If you’re new to fully automatic toilets (as I was), watch this primer.

Kim Tae-Hee: South Korea’s ‘most beautiful woman’ on shyness, beauty and guns

South Korean TV and movie star Kim Tae-Hee never thought she’d be so popular. Not for acting anyway.

Recently she has been lauded for her fine performances not only in her homeland, but across the waters in Japan where her popularity is rising fast. But without an acting background it’s not been a smooth journey to the top, as she reveals in a rare English language interview. 

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5 minutes in Japan

5 minutes in Japan by Niels Alpert

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JAPAN TRIP － Spring cherry Blossom Festival flower viewing 春 桜 満開 桜祭り 花見

Hot Spots in Japan – Travel in Japan Cherry Blossom festival Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) has been a Japanese custom since the 7th century when the aristocrats enjoyed looking at beautiful sakura and wrote poems. Sakura is a symbol of Japan, and it’s said that there are over four hundred varieties of cherry trees in Japan. The most popular kind of sakura which can be viewed everywhere in Japan is somei-yoshino (Yedoensis). Japanese cherry trees do not yield fruits like other cherry trees. Hanami “flower viewing” is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms , or ume blossoms From mid January to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan. The blossom forecast is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two. In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night. Hanami at night is called yozakura . In many places such as Ueno Park temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of yozakura. This is Cherry Blossom Festival held in Japanese Chiba Castle. Questa è Festa del Fiore della Cherry tenuta in Castello di Chiba giapponese. Das ist im japanischen Chiba Schloss gehaltenes Fest von Cherry Blossom. C’est le Festival de Cherry Blossom tenu dans le Château de Japonais Chiba. To je Češnjev Rascvjetati festival v japonski Chiba grad. sakura …
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Japanese hair-removal product says a big ‘no!no!’ to becoming a gorilla

According to Packaged Facts the market for male grooming products in Japan ranked second only to the United States, with a value of US$ 6.3 billion, compared to the market leader (US$ 14.1 billion). But considering the difference in population, this means Japanese men each spend more than Americans just to make themselves look pretty. 

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