What the heck?

Syabas · 5 Feb 2009

Every day during lunch I read the Japan Times Online (eigo de, sumimasen).
And lately I enjoy it much more since I found these articles:
search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek-wh-all.html

Seemed like a good idea to share this.

[BTW, I didn't want to post it in the other 'heck'-thread, as I don't like where the discussion and comments are going]

maushan3 · 5 Feb 2009

Great articles. I also read the Japan Times often and have never encountered such things on culture shock.

Mauricio

pipokun · 6 Feb 2009

A guitar named "Dragon Sword" from the 240 year wood carving tradition

Inami Wood Carving Cooperative in Toyama is going to exhibit a guitar named "Dragon Sword" at a trade fair in Tokyo.

窶堋ｻ窶堙娯?督ｼ窶堙?ﾂ「窶板ｴﾅ停?｢ﾂ」ﾂ、窶啣窶售窶唹窶扼窶堙娯?彖窶慊昶?卍､ﾂ債鞘?堙?竪ﾆ椎槌鱈ﾅ?ﾂｮﾂ青ｬ
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20090127-OYT1T01115.htm

Dragon Sword: 1,950,000JPY
Bird: 1,500,000
Moon & Water: 1,00,000 .
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 楽器 | 井波彫刻

To boost up the local economy, a great guitarist like Jimi Hendrix or a new youtube prince/diva who breaks it in every gig or video would be highly welcomed.

Damicci · 7 Feb 2009

Awesome links, I have read about the color crime balls and what not. But I always wondered about the commercial where the Tanuki comes out swinging it's "Scrotum" and the little red riding hood girl goes "WOW"!

I love Japan sometimes.

pipokun · 21 Feb 2009

The true Six Jizo story

40 million yen found left at neighborhood shrine
The Yomiuri Shimbun
WAKAYAMA--A woman found about 40 million yen in two plastic bags at a small shrine on a street in Wakayama on Friday.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090221TDY02310.htm

Are you worldly-minded like me?

The money will be kept at the local police for 3 months, and then it will go to the local statue preservation association.

The original Six Jizo, Kasa Jizo, in English
http://www.e-hon.jp/kasaji/kase0.htm

Giostigma · 24 Feb 2009

Wow. These are awesome sites. Im gonna visit these sites everyday from now on. They look like they have some very interesting stuff.

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