
A sales clerk for Japan’s Takashimaya department store displays a ¥10 million (US$100,000) music CD called â”Woman, Sweet 10 Diamonds,” made with a platinum case and studded with 10 2-carat diamonds, in Tokyo yesterday.
Universal Music unveiled the “world’s most expensive CD,” produced by Universal Music and jeweler Nagahori, for a commemorative album showcasing 18 songs by female vocalists.
Via TaipeiTimes / AFP

Fancy an “icy” outdoor bath during your next holiday?
At Alpha Resort-Tomamu’s ice village in Shimukappu town, you can stay in a hotel where dining room, bedroom and bathroom are all made out of ice.
Even dinner is served on an ice plate.

Room charges are at 80,000 yen ($900) for two per night. The hotel was open until Feb 15, 2009 but it will certainly re-open in 2010.
Temperatures in Shimukappu range between -1 to -10 degrees celsius during this period. Via Kineda. More pictures after the break.


Access to French macarons is not readily available if you live in the US for the most part.
However if you are lucky enough to live in Japan, things are different.
Not only are French macarons shops on almost every corner But also there is a ton of macaron toys and souvenirs to be had!

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A Japanese Castle, which was operated as a “love hotel,” in Matsuyama city, Ehime prefecture, Japan, has been placed up for sale on Yahoo Japan’s auction site.
Opening bid is 145 million yen (around $1.5 million), although it is expected to sell for considerably more.
Included in the auction are the 30-room castle, several other buildings and 15,000 square meters of land: beautiful green forest all around you and a hot spring nearby.



This glittery netbook belongs to Momoka Eri. If you are wondering who Momoka Eri is…..she is a Japanese artistic model who runs a business of adorning mobile phones, PSPs and so on..
She tried her art on the Acer’s Aspire notebook and the result gave birth to the Momoka Eri Edition of Aspire One netbook.
The notebook has been festooned with a lot of Swarovski crystals and beads. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, it is limited to those who reside in Japan only. Via Akihabara

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Mesmerizing images by the Japanese architect and photographer Kawahara… Via digital manipulation, he morphs and transforms buildings into kaleidoscope-like sights that explore the limits of form.