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Japan’s Spectacular Tunnels of Light.

If you happen to be in Japan from now until March 31st, 2013, be sure to check out one of Japan’s most stunning displays of light called Winter Illuminations at Nabana no Sato, a botanical garden turned light theme park on the island of Nagashima in Kuwana. Opened just yesterday, it’s already been called one of the best winter light shows in all of Japan. The park really outdoes itself by using millions of sparkling LED’s all over the vast grounds including on the water and in the gardens. This years theme is ‘nature’ and it promises gorgeous scenes including a beautiful sunrise inspired by Mt. Fuji at dawn, a rainbow across the sky, and even an aurora. The stars of the show are the famous walk-through tunnels of light that completely envelop the viewer, making it seem as if they’re walking through bright, magical portals.

Via My Modern Met.

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Hey western media

unwinona:

jhameia:

queerkhmer:

let’s get something straight,

This is a kimono. It’s worn by Japanese people.

This is not a kimono. It is a hanbok. It’s worn by Korean people.

This also not a kimono. This is a Hanfu. It was worn by Han Chinese people until the Qing.

This is also not a kimono. This is a Qipao. It’s originally a Manchu dress, but upon the Qing, it was worn by Han Chinese people as well.

This still not a kimono. This is a modern adaptation of the Qipao.

This is an Ao Dai. It’s worn by Vietnamese people. Still not a kimono.

This is an Ao tu than, worn by Vietnamese people centuries before the Ao Dai. Still not a kimono.

So I ask you to stop referring to all East Asian dresses as kimono, because it’s not the same thing.

Also it would be nice if random people stopped associating all of these with geisha.

Reblog because I just learned a lot.

Yay for knowledge!

(Source: Wikipedia)

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Japanese Wisteria Tunnel

These photos were taken at the Kawachi Fuji Garden, about a four hour drive from Tokyo, but there are wisteria festivals all over Japan, including at the Kameido-Tenjin Shrine, where tourists in the Edo period often visited the famous wisteria; the Wake Wisteria Park, in Wake-cho, Okayama, and at Ashikaga Flower Park, which has three massive wisteria trellises that extend 3,280 feet squared. (Time Out Tokyo has a list of additional notable wisteria around the city worth visiting.)

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areyoutryingtodeduceme:

blingostarr:

buttsexington:

America: Do whatever the fuck you want because America

#or just throw it all into the harbor

(Source: harmoniousescapades, via itsachipndip)

leadlife:

laughingsquid:

Scratch-n-Sniff Raspberry Scented Denim Jeans

Need

I wonder how many times you can wash them before the raspberry smell goes away?

brambles90:

Koi No Yokan (Japanese): The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love.
This is different than “love at first sight,” since it implies that you might have a sense of imminent love, somewhere down the road, without yet feeling it. The term captures the intimation of inevitable love in the future, rather than the instant attraction implied by love at first sight.

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