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Japanese puzzle boxes, called himitsu-bako. I would love to learn how to make these.
These are amazing!
The Tamagawa Taiko Drumming & Dance Ensemble are performing at MIT on Sunday. This 30m video shows highlights of a performance and has some interviews behind the scenes.
Taiko is the foundation for the tension–building music in Battlestar Galactica.
Brad and I LOL’d for the full 7 minutes and 44 seconds. Afterward he said he will live in Japan for 2 years.
via loljapanblog
I told Alissa I would wear this for her if we could move to Fukuoka.
法師（ほうし）、石川県
Founded in 718, it is the world’s oldest hotel still in operation according to the Guinness World Records and the world’s oldest continuously operating company after the liquidation of Kongō Gumi in 2006. The hotel has been operated by the same family for forty-six generations.
This is why Japan is awesome. Hitachi has a site that creates Go problems every week… since 1996!
Speaking of awesome hot Japanese cars, this 1990 Subaru Sambar is totally dope. 50MPG, 4WD, a ridiculous number of windows, and all the seats fold down.
