Japanese commercials HD ツ has a whole Youtube channel dedicated to the amazing commercials that run in Japan. They keep it up to date and have some great collections of the funniest, most strange, and coolest commercials.
Includes collections like this series of dead-pan gold of Tommy Lee Jones (who knew he was so popular in Japan?)
Kabuki is the highly stylized Japanese theater tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Kabuki In-Depth is an amazing YouTube channel that describes many of the elements to Kabuki, as well as has summaries of famous Kabuki plays and famous performances/performers. It’s an amazing place to start if you’re interested in the art form.
I think this is an amazing untapped art form that has a lot to offer modern audiences.
Understanding the stage:
Mie Pose
Kabuki Make-up
Stage tricks
It’s not the ‘Agony of Defeat‘ guy, it’s not Finkle putting the laces out, it’s gotta be JR Hildebrand’s last corner crash at the Indy 500 in 2011.
Why wait for the Indy 500 when there is the Wienie 500!
Quite frankly, these hot doggers are going to haul buns and let nobody catchup! The one that can cut the mustard is going to grill the competition, smoke their buns, come out top dog, and relish in victory!
Aug 2, 2027, there will be a total eclipse that will pass right over Luxor Egypt. Luxor is full of monuments, temples and tombs of ancient Egypt. Does this game called ‘Total Eclipse‘ from 1988 have a bit of foreshadowing?
The game backstory as explained in the manual is that an Ancient Egyptian priest has put a curse on a pyramid dedicated to the Sun God Re. Any object obstructing Re’s shrine from the Sun would be destroyed. The protagonist is an unnamed archaeologist who learns that on 26th October, 1930, a total eclipse will obstruct the sun above Cairo, and that the curse will cause the Moon to explode, devastating Earth with debris. He decides to travel to the pyramid and destroy Re’s shrine, preventing the curse.
The game starts having just arrived with a biplane parked outside the pyramid he is about to enter, two hours before the eclipse. Can he destroy the shrine and save the earth from destruction?
Sadly, the game isn’t historically accurate as there was no eclipse over any of Africa in 1930.
SkyArt has a collection of unique and interesting avionics controls, dials, and readouts that you can buy and use as a cool desktop curios. They even have furniture and large art pieces that you can buy.
A surprising amount of things and locations of Jesus’ last days and hours in Jerusalem are known. This is worth a watch to follow along those last hours.
If you’re ever in Sasebo, Japan (outside Nagasaki), you might want to stop into Huis Ten Bosch theme park for a unique experience. (1-1 Huis Ten Bosch Machi, Sasebo, Nagasaki 859-3243, Japan)
Besides enjoying the strangely anachronistic Dutch themed amusement park, for about $50 you can spend an hour in the world’s largest solid gold tub.
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The bartender at Bar Centifolia (Japan, 〒106-0045 Tokyo, Minato City, Azabujuban, 1 Chome−6−5 ラミュウーズ十番ビル ラミューズ麻布十番ビル6F) located near Azabujuban Station in Tokyo definitely puts on a great show while making his coctails. Reservations recommended.