MetaFilter posts tagged with Japan and fish

Now that's what I call a screensaver

jontyjago — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:53:29 -0800

Kuroshio Sea HD Video of the world's second largest aquarium tank at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan (via). The world's largest tank would appear to be the Ocean Voyager tank (built by Home Depot no less) at the Georgia Aquarium. This tank also contains Whale Sharks, but in their Cold Water tank they have Beluga Whales.

the doctor fish

nickyskye — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:21:58 -0800

Garra Rufa treatment, video, before and after pics. Fish that will eat you alive and make you healthy, "when you get over the ick factor, the nibbling can have a calming affect". Previously At This Tokyo Spa, the Fish Food Is You A little about the Garra rufa and a close up photograph.

Fish pedicure

tombola — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:48:06 -0800

Japanese onsen are now offering fish pedicures, where little flesh eating fishes nibble your toes. It's very youtube-genic, but there's a longer video report here.

The Ultimate Sushi Experience

monju_bosatsu — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:16:29 -0800

Sheets of kombu (kelp) covered with herring roe; big white sacs of octopus roe. Among a biochromatic wealth of mysterious mollusks and other sea invertebrates of unknown nature, I see the weirdest creature I've ever seen. Now, that's a fucking organism. Tom Asakawa looks at it awhile, too. Hoya, or sea pineapple. "Sea pineapple," he says. "Attaches to rocks in the ocean. Tastes something like iodine. Sendai people like it." It looks nothing like a pineapple. It looks like something that could exist only in a purely hallucinatory eco-system. It looks like, I don't know, maybe an otherworldly marital aid of inscrutable purpose for the brides of Satan. "I need to eat that," I say. "I'll see what I can do," Tom says.

Nick Tosches visits Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market for Vanity Fair. [previously on mefi]

Edo period creepy crawlies

p3t3 — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:11:01 -0800

Japan's National Diet Library Gallery has been mentioned here before, but the Pink Tentacle blog came across some fantastic late Edo period illustrations in the NDL Gallery by Kurimoto Tanshu (栗本丹洲, 1756 - 1834). Apparently he was a doctor, but he seems to be better known for his hundreds of biological illustrations. Many are of sea creatures, but there are also quite a few other plants and animals. ranging from realistic renditions to bizarre creatures. A huge and varied collection, but all are equally fascinating.

Tuna, Esq.

monju_bosatsu — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:53:07 -0800

The Tuna Court: Law and Norms in the World's Premier Fish Market. [more inside]

Robot Friend Ancient Music Fish

dfowler — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:57:16 -0800

With My Special Partner, I can drink my way back to the 7th Millenium BCE for ancient music, and the fish’ll tell me how to get home .

"There are no answers in my world, but there is kindness".

matteo — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:32:51 -0800

"Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing direction. You change direction, but the sandstorm chases you". Murakami Haruki writes about love, earthquakes and -- in his new novel "Kafka on the Shore" -- mackerel raining from the sky. He is so famous in Japan that he was forced to flee the country, and now the rest of the globe (.pdf file) is fast catching on to his singular vision. More inside.

tsukiji market

hama7 — Fri, 03 Oct 2003 20:31:42 -0800

Tsukiji Fish Market: A Digital Walk-Through. [more]