CEOWORLD Magazine: Top 5 Reasons To Visit Japan

Above, the Asahi Beer Hall and "Golden Flame" sculpture in Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Different people have different reasons for visiting Japan. But most of them are covered in the top five reasons for visiting Japan given in an article by CEOWORLD.

They start with:

Japan is the small island country which has been portrayed in many different ways in many forms of media, be it the baffling but endearing country in Lost In Translation, the dull – almost everyman like surrealism shown in the works of Haruki Murakami – or the wondrous, colourful, bright and dreamlike portrayal in Hayao Miyazaki’s movies. 

A visit to Japan promises to be a thrilling and enchanting experience to anyone, be it someone almost entirely unfamiliar with the nation, or someone looking for an opportunity to travel. Following are the top 5 reasons to visit Japan!

To read more, go here. 

Asahi Beer Headquarters, Then & Now

Above, the Asahi Beer Hall with the Tokyo Skytree in the background at left. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Asahi Shimbun has some "then and now" photos of the Asahi Beer headquarters next to the Sumida River along with a history of the brewery.

It starts with:

To some, it appears enticing, like the frothy head of a beer. To others, it resembles a “golden poop.” But one thing everyone has to agree on is that there’s a massive metallic-looking piece of art sitting atop a building in downtown Tokyo.

Today, the Asahi headquarters, known as the Asahi Beer Hall, is known for a building that resembles a mug of beer and the "golden flame" sculpture.

To see more, go here.

"It Looks Like A Turd"

During lunch yesterday, I showed Allie my photos from last December's trip to Japan. When she came to the photos of the Asahi Beer Hall in Tokyo, she looked at "The Golden Flame" sculpture and asked, "What is that? It looks like a turd."

I told her that's what a lot of people call it: "The Golden Turd."

It is amusing that she came to that conclusion without any prodding by me.