3D Short - Kudan

Director: Taku Kimura (Japan) – A man is accidentally transformed into the Japanese monster Kudan:

Japanese slide trick

Kind of… ass-surfing… LOL:

Japanese show - Manzai

This shadow theater, known as manzai comedy, won the grand prize of Kasou Taisho competition. Really weird:

Remanence - Variance

Fascinating timelapse shot in Tokyo over the span of a year by Samuel Cockedey. Go to his homepage for more:

Isao Machii - Modern samurai

An interesing video of Isao Machii, known as Japan’s greatest modern day samurai. And, his sword skills are… amazing:

Chinese head jumping

Watch it till the end, it just keeps getting weirder. A guy jumping on his head...!

Live-action Super Mario skit

Another award-winning performance from japanese's "Kinchan no Kasoh Taisho"

Table cloth challenge

A lot of ideas and fun, Japaness gameshow can always make me laugh out loud. This time is a contest of pulling the tablecloth out from underneath tableware. A really big WTF @ the ending...:

Bike parking system

… from Japan. Up to 144 bicycles can be stored underground (into the 7th dimension) and are retrieved in seconds. Go here for more info and see also how it looks like from inside:

Images from your mind...

Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep. Really amazing, if this works!: Images from your mind...

Bioluminescent Fungi

During the season of rains in certain regions of Japan, the forests begin to fill with small lights: in the trunks of the trees and the humid ground hundreds of bioluminescent fungi grow, that thanks to a chemical reaction produced by an enzyme, emit a light that shines in a greenish tone giving a wonderfull light.

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Japanese Gameshow - Human Bowling

Yes, they are famous with their crazy ideas. After the human tetris, here is the human… bowling:

Chimps vs. Segway

In the category "Stupid Japanese TV Shows", this time: How quickly can a Chimp learn driving a segway?:

Addicted to Work

This guy is definitely a workaholic... funny commercial for some kind of medication:

Soothing Glimpses of Tokyo

"I love Japan, this was my 5th time there. It was cold and raining at the start of April and it improved later on. So annoying filming in the rain with an umbrella but the camera survived.(so did I)
Tokyo is amazing and I find new places to explore every time I'm there. There are lovely places to relax and other places that excite the senses!" - Enjoy this wonderful video by Sugoi!

Sachiko Kodama - Ferrofluids

While most visual artists prefer traditional materials such as oil, acrylic, bronze and ceramic, Tokyo-based Sachiko Kodama prefers Ferrofluids. Composed of magnetic nanoparticles, ferrofluids often contain high levels of iron and, as such, are deeply affected by and responsive to the presence of magnetic fields. While the NASA-developed ferrofluids are being used increasingly for commercial applications - on everything from compact disks to weight-responsive car suspension systems - Kodama is revolutionary in applying their widely dynamic qualities to the fine arts arena:

Those weird Japanese - Part 5

Genghis Khan Massage Chair...

Only in Japan - Japanese Train Loaders

These people are there to make sure the train is full before leaving. Only in Japan:

140 BPM

It’s Baskets per Minute, not the usual Beats per Minute term. This Taiwanese guy is amazing with his arcade basketball. Maybe a repost, but whatever, it's amazing!:

Japanese Parking Challenge

Another idea for show, made in Japan. This time, to test the parking skill.