Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓) – Film Review
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Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓) – Film Review

The 1988 classic film Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓) came way before Studio Ghibli’s (ジブリ) many classics such as Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し), Howl’s Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城) and My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ). However Grave of the Fireflies will always be the classic movie to me, and without exception my favourite. Based on the book written by the…

Kobe Tower Kobe, Hyogo
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Kobe Tower Kobe, Hyogo

Kobe Tower stands at 108 metres high and also is the highest possible framework you will observe skirting the port community. Featuring a translucent glass floor from 75m over as well as a sensational colour display screen of 7000 LEDs at night. Itlights up one of the much more romantic locations of the Hyogo location….

Hello Kitty says Hello to Japans Shinkansen
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Hello Kitty says Hello to Japans Shinkansen

Cartoon or anime inspired trains have long been an usual view across Japans whole network, but as the Evangelion 500 collection themed Shinkansen is quickly to retire, prepare to greet (or/ Harro in Japanese) to Hi Kittys brand-new 500 series of speeding up bullets on rails. Introduced by JR West, this package of rapid-fire cuteness…

The Great Hanshin Disaster Kobe, Japan
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The Great Hanshin Disaster Kobe, Japan

The Great Hanshin Quake or Kobe Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1995, at 5.46 am in the morning. It was available in at an effective 6.9 and triggered widespread devastation, especially in the closest city of Kobe, and also claimed more than 6,400 lives. It would certainly decrease in background as the second worst earthquake…