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The Creepiest Amusement Park of All Time? 
China’s all-time favorite (and all-time darkest?) comic book: Sanmao 
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Classic Chinese Torture Methods (and their cute names) 
Amazing Old Bollywood Poster Shops 
Beijing’s incredible (and completely fake) Disneyland 
India’s Incredibly Cool Hand-Drawn Movie Posters 
The 38th Reich: Korean Nazi Cosplay 
Prosthetic Noses, Red Wigs, and Whiteface… American Characters in Chinese Films 
Why Chinese People Eat Ants 
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Beijing’s Single Most Horrific Meal 
The Sick Collector and His 1000 Pairs of Shoes 
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A Huge Pile of Gorgeous Old Thai Movie Posters 
Those Creepy Japanese Videos, Finally Explained 
Why Chinese People Eat Snake as Medicine 
Philadelphia CheeseSteak Ice Cream 
The Best Place to Eat and Poop, Together! 
A Huge New Horde of Hand-drawn Indian Movie Posters - Awesomely Steampunk Portable Corn Roaster
Pyongyang Too: A Tribute to Guy Delisle 
Red Onion-Flavored Red Wine 
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18 Terrible Moments from a Taoist Hell 
American Imperialist Bastards in a North Korean Comic Book 
Outrageously Cute Korean Cosplay: The 21 Favorites 
Sweet gruesome statue asking for donations 
The Taj Mahal… Murder, Incest, and Fratricide 
Beijing’s Dongyue Temple and Their 19 Incredible Taoist Gods 
A Postcard from Erenhot 
On Horse Meat Sashimi - Why Chinese People Eat Fried Worms
Small Children Feeding Live Animals to Tigers in a Chinese Zoo 
Another Diana Pose at the Taj Mahal 
A Sweet New Batch of Indian Movie Posters 
Antilia: The Most Gratuitous House in Mumbai 
Porn, Rats, and Antique Projectors at Sri Lanka’s Classic Cinemas 
The Eko Nugroho Flower Suit Lives On 
Mad Costumes Across Asia
Tag Archives: Hakone
Extraordinary Eats
The Most Divine Piece of Sushi
This was something I've never seen before. I found it in Hakone, a small mountain town. (Across the road from 7-11. Sliding slat door, with no windows.) Maybe the roll was called Namaji Rasu, and maybe it's called Shirasu. But either way, it was incredible, deliciously sweet, and so unbelievably weird. Tiny fishies, with big eyes, ...
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Old Pirate Ships in Old Japan
After the insanity of Tokyo, I really needed a break. So, on the advice of a teenage stranger at a sushi bar, I bought a 3-day pass to Hakone. And what a break it is. A mountain town, there's almost nothing to do here. No madness, no crowds, and certainly no stress. Just groups of ...