Tokyo (2023)

Japan's largest airline just unveiled a Pokémon-themed Boeing 787

Hakuto Shrine and tributes to the White Rabbit of Inaba - Japan’s first love story - Hakuto Coast, Tottori City, late September.

( Monet’s Pond, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan )

Why did Muhammad Ali refuse to fight in the Vietnam War?

Muhammad Ali, now deceased, world boxing legend, gave this answer in an interview, being pressured to go to fight in Vietnam, suffering from being imprisoned, which actually happened..

'′I'm not going to dodge. I am not burning any flag. I will not run to Canada. I stay right here.

Do you want to send me to jail? Okay, go ahead. I have been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I'm not going to go 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I will die right here, right now, fighting with you, if I want to die. You are my enemy, not any Chinese, nor Vietcong, nor Japanese. You are my opponent when I want freedom. You are my opponent when I want justice. You are my opponent when I want equality.

Do you want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You will not even defend me right here in America, neither my rights nor my religious beliefs. You won't even defend me here at home.

A flying Sea Dragon swooping down above the waves by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Skytree. 2023.

Tsubosaka Dera Temple / Japan (by Luu Hasegawa).

All Nippon Airway’s Pokemon Fleet that was in service in Japan from 1998-2016

🌹 Babymetal - Hong Kong 2023

Source: @mametal3

Yaezakura | Multi-Layered Cherry Blossom

When metereologists make cherry blossom forecasts, they are referring to the Somei Yoshino variety which has a very short season — from late March to early April, to be exact. However, hanami forecasts don't usually include the early or late-blooming cherry trees, which are also quite lovely. Yaezakura, which means "multi-layered cherry blossom," is a catch-all term for cherry blossoms with more than five petals. Starting to bloom in mid-to-late April, yaezakura have petals that range from light to dark pink. Because of the double layers of petals, they are known as a symbol of strength — in comparison to the delicate and fleeting Somei Yoshino.

Andy Warhol, Grace Jones and Dolph Lundgren at Nippon in New York City on November 15, 1985. 

Photos by Paige Powell