If you haven’t been to the new and definitely improved Japan Rail Osaka Station, a Japanese blogger has taken photos of some of the more interesting parts of the station, as well as some breathtaking shots from some of the higher points there. Fans of trains, trains stations, architecture, and Japan will enjoy these greatly……
UPDATE (FEB 4, 2011): tenki.jp has reduced it’s annual Japan cherry blossom forecast for 2011, a screenshot of which is below. It looks like Tokyo is on the line for blooming in March, and we are looking at the turn of the month for most of Japan. Fukuoka, Kochi, and warmer climates seem to have…
OK, OK,so the title of the post is not exactly comic genious… but that’s not why you’re here anyway. The news was just released that the E.T. ride at Universal Studios Japan will be discontinued on May 10th. USJ explained the move saying that there are a growing number of kids who are unfamiliar with…