5 Sakura Songs by Vocaloid

5 Sakura Songs by Vocaloid? First let me explain what a Vocaloid is.Vocaloid is a vocal-synthesizing software developed and released by Yamaha back in 2004. If you still don't get it, it is basically a non-human voice creation software. I hope I made that clear. This brilliant piece of software has been used mainly to give a distinct voice to anything you can image. Including but not limited to an anime character, an action figure, vending machine, vehicles, doors, pillows, alarm clocks, home appliances and unicorns. Scratch that last one, it just popped up in my mind. But seriously, a talking unicorn? that's would be pure awesomeness! That's a lot of uses for the Vocaloid software but of course the Japanese has a much better use for it turn an inanimate figure into a pop star! Well sort of since it can only sing those ballad-ish songs inspired by the sakura tree( that's cherry blossoms in English). Two of this Vocaloid singers are Kaito the first version and Hatsune Miku. Interested? check out the in depth article. 

via Muza-Chan's Gate to Japan

Japanese high school girl uniform pimping

Japanese high school girl uniform customized up to the smallest detail. Yes it is the most recent fashion trend to pick up its pace in Tokyo. The trend is known as Nanchatte seifuku (なんちゃって制服, lit. “just kidding uniform”) and started back in 2002. The idea is simple, high school girls customizes their uniforms personally or bring it to a shop that does customizations and add whatever bling and glitters they want and make it look unique up to their hearts content. It's like pimping your ride, but instead of cars you do it on school uniforms. That is just awesome!

via Japan Trends
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Japanese Nose Mask Pit

Japanese nose mask pit is a sort of device that you insert in your nose to act as a filter that blocks pollens, from a flower for example. Helpful if your allergic to any types of pollens.

via Roy in Tokyo

Lightning Strikes a Fluorescent Tube Caught on Video

Lightning strikes a fluorescent tube and caught on a video might sound weird and impossible. Weird? Yes. Impossible? No. Leave it to the Japanese, it's not impossible for a lightning to strike a fluorescent tube lamp when you have a 12-million-volt artificial lightning generator courtesy of Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) of Japan of course. Check out the action in the video below and see what happens in slow motion.



via Pink Tentacle