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Worshippers at a Tokyo shrine welcome the new year with an ice-cold bath in an annual tradition that dates back about 70 years Participants warm up through stretches and chants before plunging into a pool filled with huge ice blocks. IMAGES
Japan took a trip down memory lane as Bandai rereleased the '90s cult classic electronic toy Tamagotchi to mark 20 years since its original release in Tokyo on Thursday. The tiny keychain toy started off as virtual eggs that required players to hatch and nurture their very own little creature. The toy spawned its share of competitor knock-offs, like the Gigapet, before fading into the memories of those who grew up with them. Have you ever played with a Tamagotchi?
Some Japanese traditions hold that dolls actually do have souls, and, as such, should never be simply thrown away after they are no longer needed. Doll owners flocked to the Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo, on Sunday, to participate in the annual Ninyo Kashasai doll-burying ceremony, which allows them to ritually bury their former playthings in order not to upset the spirit living inside the doll.
The restaurant dedicated entirely to photography of female thighs opened in Tokyo’s Ebisu district on Tuesday in homage to the photographic work of thigh-enthusiast and Japanese photographer Yuria. The café, aptly named the World of Thighs Photography Cafe includes walls adorned with Yuria’s photographic focus - the female thigh - and every dish is garnished with an edible pair of legs.
This is Lulu Hashimoto, a 'living doll' fashion model created by fashion designer Hitomi Komaki. With an unnaturally smooth doll face, huge eyes, and airbrushed artificial joints, Lulu Hashimoto is a breathing, walking doll. Her striking appearance consists of a full-body doll-suit including a wig, mask and stockings. Despite criticism, Lulu has enjoyed soaring popularity on Japanese social media, with over 27,000 followers on Instagram.
Otsuka Museum of Art in Tokushima offers visitors the chance to see masterpieces from all over the world under one roof, and what’s more they can actually get inside the paintings too. Visitors donning traditional costumes to imitate the characters featured in the famous paintings.vThe museum boasts over 1,000 replicas of paintings including Van Gough's 'Sunflowers' and Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' made out of a ceramic material that museum curators boast will last more than 2000 years.
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