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Very weird: Monsterous Kappa rises from the river
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2pzuKyEVgA A Kappa is a Japanese water goblin or demon. It’s name means River-child and a local would describe it as a Yokai. This Kappa is at home in the pond at Tsujikawayama Park near Fukusaki in Hyogo Prefecture. The head of the beast is important; Kappa’s have power while their hairless patch is filled […]
Totally strange local traditions
John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, and host of Mental Floss takes us through some 27 unbelievable local traditions. Are you ready? He begins with Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling, describing how the cheese wheel can hit speeds on 70 mph, and then moves on to really weird stuff. How weird? We’ve got […]
600 year old Japanese Tsunami warning stone
Hundreds of these centuries-old Tsunami warning stones can be found on the Japanese coastline. The carvings warn readers to head up hills and move to the high ground after any earthquake because of the risk of Tsunami. Some of the carved warning stones have been placed at the high water marks to write down how […]
Discover the most radioactive places on Earth
The important difference between ionizing radiation and the sort of radiation you might get with your smartphone is brought to life in this strange tour video.
This TV ad for tires will give you a fright!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFWEoCGhi8 Ready for a fright? Sit back, hold on tight and watch… this Japanese ad for tires. Whether it’s car insurance, sites that compare car insurance, broken windscreens, tire repair or the dreaded M.O.T. this is big business in the UK and across the world. That’s why you get so many annoying TV ads. They […]
The mysterious underwater pyramid of Yonaguni
In 1987 a tour dive operator found a mysterous pyramid off the coast of Yonaguni-jima. Yonaguni is an island by Japan. Not much is known about the underwater structure and the pyramid. Some people are quick to suggest that the remains are proof of Atlantis or perhaps Lemuria. Others suggested that another civilisation entirely is […]
Evil Japanese ghost prank
You may well know that there are some rather cunning Japanese prank shows on TV with a really evil sense of humour. They’re not bothered about really scaring their targets; I mean really scaring them! This ghost prank keeps on giving. There’s more to it than the initial set up and if you’ve seen any […]
UFOs clean the Osaka castle moat
One disk has been deployed in the moat of Osaka Castle and the other for Osaka’s Dontoburi canal. Sadly, the alien cleaners aren’t commercially available as they’re not cost effective. They’ve been bought to run along with the 2009 Osaka Aqua Metropolis festival.
