This is a video of Mario’s father Shigeru Miyamoto giving a tour of the new Super Mario World area at Universal Studios Japan and all the interactive activities found there. It looks like a blast. As a matter of fact, I wish I were there right now. But nooooooo, I’m

Nearing completion, these are several videos of Universal Studio Japan’s Super Mario World area (including a helicopter flyover), set for a grand opening on February 4th, 2021. It looks awesome. I know Universal Hollywood and Orlando are also getting their own Super Mario Worlds, opening at later dates. Apparently the

These are a few photographs from a shop in Japan where the owner had glass panels installed in the ceiling so the shop’s resident cats can watch shoppers, and vice-versa. A great idea, but are we sure the rest of those drop panels can support the weight of those cats?

These are several shots of the 65-foot tall, 82-foot wide, and 185-foot long giant Godzilla statue being built as part of the the Godzilla Interception Operation attraction at the Nijigen no Mori theme park in Awaji, Japan. When open, there will be a zipline ride that zips you right into

This is a video of Japan’s 59-foot tall Gundam robot during a movement test, successfully kneeling as well as walking a few steps. Apparently the footage has been sped up around 4X though, so he’s not exactly going to win any races. Still, I think we can all agree, this

These are a few shots of the see-through restrooms designed by Shegiru Ban’s architecture firm and installed in a Tokyo park as part of the Tokyo Toilet Project, which is ‘enlisting world-famous architects to create toilets “like you’ve never seen.”‘ A bold mission, because I’ve seen all kind of toilets

This is a video captured by Youtuber Michael Overstreet of the 60-foot tall moving Gundam nearing completion at the GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA (links to official page with more info) at Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan. The video captures engineers testing some of Gundam’s various movements, including taking steps. Due to

This is a video of two of Fuji-Q Highland amusement park’s top executives riding the park’s pride and joy roller coaster Fujiyama while wearing masks, and as stoically as possible to demonstrate just how little fun one can have riding a roller coaster. While amusement parks have reopened in the