Japan:

Animated Meiji-era Japan

Radarboy loves the animated gif. Very much so. And Pink Tentacle has made our day by posting a great set of animated gifs of old Japan. The images were taken from original 3D stereoviews capturing life in Meiji-era Japan by early 20th century photographer T. Enami.

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More info and animated gif goodness here, from one of our favourite Japanophile blogs: http://pinktentacle.com/2009/10/animated-stereoviews-of-old-japan/

World Flag Ant Farm by Yukinori Yanagi

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One of my favourite places in Japan is Naoshima, an island dedicated to art. One of my favourite exhibitions on the island is Yukinori Yanagi’s World Flag Ant Farm.