Somewhere in Tokyo.

「目標に向かってする事をしていれば、必ず道は明けます。」

“Japan: The Strange Country” by Kenichi Tanaka.

This short animation depicts some of the unique qualities (and oddities) of Japan in a clean-cut and stylish fashion. While it presents some of the more general facts about this short and small country, it also touches upon some of the deeper, more debatable topics of Japanese culture like over-fishing, suicide, and water preservation. It’s a clever film that I think anyone with an interest in Japan should see.

You can find the English version here.

Posted on January 1st, 2011