YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 562 views • 2:55Videos (45) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
As an American living in Thailand, I sometimes see Buddhist (and other Eastern religion) symbols that are pretty close to being swastikas. In many cases, I think that is done without knowledge of the... continue reading
posted by MilkmanDan 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 145 views • 7:23YouTube description: When the small Japanese seaside town of Susami needed a tourism boost, an unlikely resident came to the rescue: the town’s postmaster. Together with the local diving community,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months ago • 450 views • 2:55YouTube description: Real indigo-dyed clothing is not like the blue you know. Richer than the chemical blues used on most fabrics today, real indigo dye comes from a plant and has a surprising range... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,390 views • 3:05YouTube description: The village of Kamikatsu in Japan has taken their commitment to sustainability to a new level. While the rest of the country has a recycling rate of around 20 percent, Kamikatsu... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months ago • 482 views • 4:13The dramatic differences between American & Japanese gun availability.
posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,096 views • 2:57YouTube: In the 1950s, the people of Minamata, Japan started seeing strange behavior from the local cats, and it wasn't long before humans were showing the same symptoms.
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 669 views • 5:25YouTube description: It's an omnipresent image that has inspired music, tattoos, and even an emoji on your phone. But Hokusai's Great Wave is a woodblock print that was made to be reproduced. What's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 645 views • 8:35From the guy who brought you the awesome "history of Japan" video.
posted by eric3579 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,602 views • 19:26YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,610 views • 5:48From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 2 months ago • 1,883 views • 1:31I don't know how it works, it's just the old bolt in the bottle gag.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 3,297 views • 13:21YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51Most of the time, the wasabi you get in a restaurant or buy in a store is fake. It’s actually horseradish that’s colored green. Why? Well, wasabi is a notoriously difficult plant to grow. In fact,... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 125 views • 3:04I left Japan to get away from this!
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,366 views • 3:48Also shows basics of Sumo
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,010 views • 4:44If CGP Grey did an acid inspired video about Japan's history.
posted by eric3579 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 2,044 views • 9:01