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Meanwhile, in Tottori….
the traditional “race up a hill in a dinosaur costume” event was held today
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West Japan Railway is rolling out humanoid robotic railway construction vehicles that will perform dangerous repairs:
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There are numerous tiny train lines across Japan that are a dying breed. One of those is the Geibi Line, running through mountainous chugoku region. Aside from a handful of train fans, there are only 3 daily riders, all local students.
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Surreal scene today at the Tottori Museum where visitors were invited to see the Tyrannosaurus Exhibition, dressed up as Tyrannosauruses
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New Japanese harassment types just dropped:
Kokuhara - professing feelings when clearly no chemistry
New-powahara - trying to demotivate those who are motivated
Zoomuhara - messing with online meeting rooms
Age-hara - “that’s why you don’t let the newbie do it” etc. twitter.com/0cOmNn/status/…
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In the height of summer, the Hitokotonushi Shrine in Ibaraki sets up on oasis for bees where they can safely collect water:
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There are a couple signs indicating that the areas are reserved for the bees.
Yes, bees drink water. But they also use it to regulate the temperature of the hive, feed young bees, and dilute stored honey.
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Happy 25-year anniversary to Princess Mononoke, which premiered in theaters across Japan on July 12, 1997.
It topped box-office records set by E.T. in Japan and single-handedly changed the perception of Japanese cinema and anime.
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さっきパリ空港の税関でカバン開けられたんだけど、バターが大量に入ってるの謝ったら「バターが好きなんだろ。謝る必要は無い」って言われた😭😭
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Happy 33rd anniversary to one of my favorite Ghibli films, Kiki’s Delivery Service, which opened in theaters in Japan on July 29, 1989.
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今日シカゴの公園でオープン3時間後に閉鎖された幻の滑り台がこちらでございます
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The scariest train station in all of Japan? That would be 小前田 (omaeda). When train conductors announce it they say tsugi wa omaeda, meaning “you’re next”
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At the NBA pre-games, being held at the Saitama Arena, the courts were mopped by robots developed by Nissan. Gotta love the teammates cheering on the mops 😂
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Lots of cool prizes to be won from this Cup Noodle Quest campaign Nissin is running. Cup Noodle headset for your next zoom meeting:
cupnoodle.jp/quest/
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Given all the bear attacks that have been happening in Japan, I suppose it was only a matter of time before authorities staged a drill
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Yuni Yoshida designed the visuals for this new J-drama. Zoom into the photo and you’ll see those glitch effects are not what you think they are.
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Yoshida is known for her creative use of analog hacks that replace digital effects. You can see more of her work here:
spoon-tamago.com/tag/yuni-yoshi…
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It’s Halloween weekend and that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite Japanese festival Jimi Halloween, where people dress up in costumes so mundane they have to be explained. Let’s dive in 🧵
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Shop attendant trying really hard to look away as you enter your PIN number twitter.com/sakurajimanini…
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Left the apartment right at the same time as the next door neighbor and ran back inside to wait until they leave twitter.com/naoshige2525/s…
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Probably looking at Pixiv or something on the train t.co/zZU1tDpvgx
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Next in line to offer incense at the funeral but unsure of the custom so trying to peek at the person in front twitter.com/nishida_gosoug…
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The newbie waiter making everyone nervous twitter.com/KintangZ/statu…
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An elementary schooler on the last day of school twitter.com/dailyportalz/s…
スプタマ編集長。Founder and Editor of @SpoonTamago and @SpoonTamagoShop. Raised in Tokyo, based in Brooklyn.