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[非公開] Small shrine in Akihabara provides res..
One of the pleasures of Tokyo is discovering small gems that are unexpected. Arriving a few minutes early to a meeting in Akihabara last month, I stumbled upon this small shrine that faces the south side of the Kanda River near Akihabara, best known for electronics, manga, and geeks. The surrounding streetscape is a crowded jumble of 80s buildings with a few pre-war relics. It was great to duck..Tokyo Green Space|2010-07-06 09:10 am推薦 -
[非公開] Time-lapse video: Giant spider crab sh..
Enoshima Aquarium (Fujisawa, Japan) has released some time-lapse footage of a molting Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), whose 3.8 meter (12 ft 6 in) leg span makes it the world’s largest arthropod species. The video was shot over a 6-hour period. + VideoPink Tentacle|2010-06-22 12:01 pm推薦 -
[非公開] Human-faced dog
Animals with human-like faces have long been rumored to exist in Japan. In recent decades, countless people have reportedly encountered human-faced dogs (jinmenken) around town and on the highway. The modern-day explosion of alleged human-faced dog encounters began in the late 1980s and early 1990s. According to numerous stories, human-faced dogs are most frequently seen at night, usually by p..Pink Tentacle|2010-03-24 07:17 pm推薦 -
[非公開] Video: Tiger on the loose at Ueno Zoo
A tiger ran wild through Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo yesterday as part of a biannual escaped animal drill. + Video This year’s simulation involved a tiger that escaped after an earthquake. The runaway animal — played by a person in a suit — caused some chaos and took down a couple of onlookers before the zoo staff chased it down, surrounded it with nets, and shot it with a tranquilizer dart.Pink Tentacle|2010-02-11 03:03 am推薦 -
[非公開] ‘Ririkan’ fast-food mystery meat
Whether it’s genetically-modified mutant chickens or burgers made of eyeballs, tales of tainted fast food are favorite fodder for urban legends. In Japan, one juicy rumor claims that a popular gyūdon (beef on rice) restaurant chain secretly substitutes its beef with the meat of the ririkan, a type of giant rat from Australia. Where’s the beef? Considering that the ririkan is a nonexistent a..Pink Tentacle|2010-01-20 11:11 am推薦 -
[非公開] New fruity crab species discovered
A new crab species (which looks awfully a lot like a strawberry) was found by professor Ho Ping-ho, a marine biologist who was researching the impact of an oil spill on the beaches of Kenting National Park in Taiwan when he came across the fruity animals. (more…)Ningin|2010-01-13 01:00 am推薦 -
[非公開] 19th-century mermaid illustrations
Reports of mermaid encounters were not uncommon in 19th-century Japan, and a number of illustrated documents from that period — including a few by notable natural historians — depict some fantastic specimens rarely seen in today’s world. * * * * * Mermaid illustration obtained by Blomhoff, late Edo period (artist unknown) This mermaid illustration from the National Museum of Ethnology (Le..Pink Tentacle|2009-12-11 12:40 pm推薦 -
[非公開] Video: Marine creature robots by kyg-lab
Masamichi Hayashi, president of marine education establishment kyg-lab, has hand-crafted over 100 robotic marine creatures from recycled items such as plastic bottles, food containers, styrofoam, raincoats, and windshield wiper motors. A self-taught roboticist, Hayashi relies on his formal experience as a marine scientist to endow his machines with realistic movements, and he uses them in free s..Pink Tentacle|2009-12-09 03:40 pm推薦
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