'Onigawara are ridge-end roof tile depicting the face of an Oni or Japanese ogre. Since ancient times they've been used as talismans. Today, the designs for Onigawara are not limited to ogres, but include many different designs.
Wave power generation. The unutilized waves surrounding Japan contain around 300 million kilowatts of energy - more than the power generation capability of all of Japan.
Keyword: wave, power, ocean, sea
In the darkness ahead, a single beam of sunlight pierces through from above. This is the only time the sunlight shines through like this. This magical scene only occurs at a specific time each day.
Keyword: Oya, underground mine
Out came a clam bowl filled with so many clams it hides the rice. The clams have a nice texture. Wonderful smell and very succulent. This dish presents the clams at their very best. It has taken the chef years of practice to bring out this flavor.
Keyword: asari, clam bowl
Gyokuro is a green tea of the highest quality started in the late Edo period. Its mellow flavor and aroma made it most popular among lords of the domains, as well as the shogun’s retainers, and it soon became one of the specialties of Edo. It usually serve with Japanese cakes.
Keyword: Gyokuro, ...
Many of Oita's tourist attractions are hot springs, like the reddish "Lake of Blood Hell" and a "mud springs" called "Bouzu Hell" where mud bubbles up.
The “Onsen Prefecture” slogan is everywhere in Oita.
Keyword: Beppu,onsen,Oita,Japan,hot spring
The artist loved washi masking tape, so she uses it to create something unique and different. For 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer, she has used pink and flower-pattern tape to create a pretty picture quite different in tone from the original. It took her a week to complete da Vinci's 'The La...
With the equipment incorporating a GPS guidance system into the workflow, a tractor is spraying pesticide in the vast field.
Keyword: tractor, farmer, farmland, agriculture, equipment, technology
It's a set of eight sushi pieces, including medium-fatty tuna, salmon roe and others. It's a truly satisfying and fresh feed of sushi as only Tsukiji can offer.
Keyword: sushi, Tsukiji
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