David McElhinney

1 month ago | lonelyplanet.com | David McElhinney

Many shrines are said to be Japan’s oldest ormost significant, but adherents to the Shinto faith often declare Ise-jingū,the “Soul of Japan,” to have the strongest claim. Enshrining the sun deity Amaterasu Omikami and containing one of the fabled pieces of imperial regalia, Yatano Kagami (the Sacred Mirror), the shrine is almost as old as Japan itselfand brings in as many as seven million visitors each year. But the shrine isn’t the only reason to visitthe Ise-Shima region.

1 month ago | lonelyplanet.com | David McElhinney

They call Nishiki Market “Kyoto’s Kitchen” for a reason. This 400m-long (1312ft) arcade street, several paces wide, has more than one hundred shops and stalls selling everything from kitchenware and powdered matcha to pufferfish sashimi, and an ocean floor’s worth of seaweed. Though some argue a market existed here as far back as the Heian period (794–1185), it was officially recognized by the ruling shogunate in the early 1600s, primarily as a hub for fish wholesalers.

Oct 27, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | David McElhinney

It is one of the All Blacks' most sadistic traits: they make you feel like you’re genuinely in the game, until you look at the scoreboard, sapped of energy and hope, and wonder how you shipped those 40-plus points. That was the first half in a nutshell on Saturday as the Brave Blossoms battled the perennial powerhouse from New Zealand.

Sep 5, 2024 | aljazeera.com | David McElhinney

Tokyo, Japan – Japanese scientists have developed a technique to attach self-healing, living skin to a robot face and make it “smile”. The scientists, led by professor Shoji Takeuchi at the University of Tokyo’s Biohybrid Systems Laboratory, connected cultured skin tissue in the likeness of a human face to an actuator – an external mechanical device – using “anchors” that mimic skin ligaments.

Jul 29, 2024 | msn.com | David McElhinney

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