Creative cooking is taken to a whole new level with the Happy Kitchen Hamburger set. The set provides packages of powdered candy and the utensils for “cooking”. When the powder from the package is mixed with water it coagulates and turns into what looks like dough, potato or beef to make a tiny fast food meal.

Located in the North Alpine Mountains, the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route features a carved out roadway or corridor through the gigantic snowdrifts that fall in this area every winter. Over one million people visit the unique area every year.

More than 17 m of snow have fallen this year in Hokkaido, Japan.

Despite being the highest-ranking corporate officer, this guy fully neglects luxuries that come with his important position.

11 months have passed since the devastating tsunami in Japan. The natural calamity took lives of about 16,000 people and destroyed over 310,000 buildings. Presently almost all the temporary houses are built and the evacuation centers will soon be closed. This is how the sites of the disaster look now compared to what was pictured right after the tsunami.

In Japan, it is sometimes worth buying a product just to see its crazy packaging. Here is a fine selection of packages which will make you say nothing but “WTF”.

Apparently in Japan manholes are treated as canvases for various art pieces. Other countries should definitely take note of this funky idea.

Have you heard about Japanese "snow monsters"?

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This three-storey house was built in Japan by LEVEL architects. Its coolest feature will be loved by all kids, since this house has both stairs and slides that exit into the living space.

Located in the Philippine Sea, and 222.7 miles (358 km) south of central Tokyo, Aogashima also has a village that is home to around 200 people. This volcanic island has erupted and even killed some of the islanders, but still people spend their lives there. Fishing and farming are some of the more common activities.

Hashima is also known as “Battleship Island” because of its unique shape. It used to be a coal mining facility that operated from 1887 till 1974. Then it was shut down. The mines are now bare and empty. That’s why the island is given a new nickname “Ghost Island”.

Architect Kota Mizuishi created this very narrow triangular house in Horinouchi Japan. A husband and wife and their one child live in this truly unique house that actually has a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, playroom and a guest space. The house is valued at around $200k.

People who live in Japan can easily get rid of their old electronics and household appliances, whether they are working or not. Local companies pick dead technology and take it to dumps helping residents to quickly solve the recycling problem. Discarded TVs, printers, washing machines and other products are not resold to the population. They are sent to China for further disposing and component parts.

It is rather interesting to see what passed for or was considered beautiful in Japan in the old days. Oh well, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

A hotel for the dead is now open in Japan.

This amusement park in Japan has seen better days. Although it was once a glorious place for families to have fun, sadly it has been abandoned.

Chef Okistugu Kado provides these interesting Star Wars Garnishes  at Oki’s Sushi Bistro in Osaka, Japan.

December 7, 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked US military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii without warning. Following the attack, Japan officially declared war on the US. This was immediately followed by the war message from President Roosevelt who then and signed a formal declaration of war against Japan.

These creative and real life boxed lunches called “bento” in Japan are single-portion meals used by adults and kids. Apparently it is fashionable to make them as cute as possible, by creating faces and entire scenes.

This roller coaster in Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Japan drops its riders 141ft. in a single vertical drop. The Takabisha is their newest, record breaking rollercoaster. The ride only lasts 112 seconds, includes 121-degree freefall, and reaches speeds of nearly 62,5 mph (about 100 km/h). It’s the steepest ride anywhere in the world.

A lot of 2ch forum users (2ch is the biggest forum in Japan) live is similar rooms. These Japanese rooms will tell you a lot about their owners.

Japanese science whizzes have invented a pot that charges your cell phone when you boil water. TES NewEnergy developed the technology for emergencies like earthquakes.

These are old shots of Japan taken before 1886.