Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment
A beautiful video which shows the scenic autumn colours and landscape in Nikkō National Park, a popular tourist destination in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture…
Video by Hanazakura [Jp]. I’ve previously shared some works from the same Japanese publisher, i.e. Kurikoma autumn and winter-snow in 2010.
Takabisha (高飛車, lit. high flying car) – located at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan – is the world’s steepest roller coaster with a drop angle of 121°. Check out the videos during the coaster’s testing period…
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Amazing view at Japan’s Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route – the Yuki no Otani (雪の大谷, lit. snow canyon) which is opened around April-May each year.
Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue in a 2010-2011 photoset for KEIO Corp, shot at Mt Takao in Hachioji City. The mountain is a popular recreation and hiking spot due to its close proximity to Tokyo. KEIO runs one of the major railway lines that provide access to the mountain, it took only an hour of train ride from city centre to reach the place.
Kobe Luminarie is an annual light festival in Kobe, Japan, held every December to commemorate the earthquake in 1995. Video from the 2010 opening event…
The light installation is a Japanese-Italian collaboration, thus resembling European architecture style. The luminarie has became a huge tourist attraction in recent years, with some 129,000 people visited the festival on its opening day.