Via Know Your Meme
Japan
For a limited time, the Harajuku Cafe Sunday Jam has been converted into a My Little Pony themed cafe, complete with special pony food and drinks, decor, and a crane game.
Shut up and take me to Japan!
Via Kotaku
With this weekend's official announcement that Toyko won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the internet has been talking about who predicted this 30 years ago. Akira, the cyberpunk manga from the 1980s, set in 2019 against the backdrop of the upcoming 2020 Neo-Tokyo Olympics, what we call the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
TropicalChickens says, "I could write for hours about this trip, but here's the abridged version. This year I'm studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea. Over winter break I decided to go to Japan and embark on my very own Pokémon journey. Over the course of 7 days, I went to all 7 Pokémon Centers scattered throughout Japan. I had only the clothes on my back as well as a duffel bag to store my merchandise: just as a true Pokémon trainer would live daily. It was amazing to say the least, though exhausting (look up the distance from Seoul to Shimonoseki to Sapporo and double it). When I returned home, my girlfriend and I made Pikachu pancakes from a mould I bought and to this very day I marvel at my collection. I hope this post inspires Pokémon fans to save up some money to go on your own adventure. I only have two regrets: spending too much money and not spending enough money. Thanks for reading :)"
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These mugs were only sold at the Pokémon Centers in Japan for a very limited time and in very limited quantity, in February, 2013, during the "Poké Tail" campaign.
Japan always gets the cool stuff...
Via psion0011
This is called the Green Demon Challenge!
The name refers to something that is typically considered a boon in Mario games: the 1-up mushroom. Basically, you find and activate a 1-up mushroom but don't grab it. You try to collect all eight red coins in a level, as well as the star, without letting a 1-up mushroom catch up to you.
