BASE Jumping is similar to skydiving, however much more dangerous and risky. BASE stands for Buildings, Antenna, Spans (Bridges) & Earth (Cliff). It is basically jumping with a parachute but from much lower altitude. Unlike Skydiving, here you are jumping from fixed platforms.In Skydiving, you are jumping from an aircraft but the altitudes range from
The Great Buddha of Kamakura (Daibutsu in japanese) is the second largest monumental buddha in japan.It is a large bronze statue of Amitabha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. Including the base, it measures 13.35 metres (43.8 ft) tall and weighs approximately 93 tonnes.According to temple records, the statue dates from around 1252,
Bonsai specimens are ordinary trees and shrubs (not hereditary dwarfs) that are dwarfed by a system of pruning roots and branches and training branches by tying with wire. Did you know that the art originated in China, where, perhaps over 1,000 years ago, trees were cultivated in trays, wooden containers, and earthenware pots and trained
One of my favourite places in Tokyo is a street market called Akihabara. You can walk there for hours & see some of the fanciest electronics gadgets on display. Its mind boggling to see unimaginable gadgets, out of the sci-fi movies, on sale here. It’s for real!! Akihabara is a famous Electronics town in Tokyo,
A Purr-fect paradise for all the cat lovers out there. Just off the coast of Japan, there’s a little fishing island named Aoshima where the cats have taken over. The locals call this place “Cat Island” because there’s now over 120 wild felines that call this home. Aoshima Island is one of about a dozen
