Japanese Snack foods - Creative or Crazy?

Japan has some rather unusual tastes, and these have moved into the snack food industry. Have a look at these new and exciting snack foods!

Yogurt flavoured Pepsi

Cucumber flavoured Pepsi

Salty Watermelon flavoured Pepsi

Cola with Green Tea flavoured Coke

Eel Soda

Salad in a drink!

Mountain Dew flavoured Corn crisps

White and Brown chocolate mini burgers

Candied Baby crabs

Horse meat ice cream

Toilet Candy

Make the candy inside the mini toilet!

Soy sauce ice cream

Bread in a can

おむすびころりん

はいく

Haiku is a tradition form of Japanese Poetry which has 17 syllables (5, 7, 5), and concerns nature.
Basho, who lived in the 17th Century, was the a famous Haiku Poet.
Here is some of his poetry:

Crazy Japanese Inventions

There are books about some of the crazy Japanese inventions that have been created. Well, here are some more:

Like popping bubble wrap? Here is never-ending bubble wrap popping.

This cup-noodle man falls off when the noodles are cooked!

Speakers in the pillow mean you can rest and hear

Extendable arm for taking 'selfies'!

A book-shaped pillow for students - fall asleep in class!

Silent karaoke mike - if you can't sing, this is for you! Sing into the mike - no-one will hear you.

Year of the Horse - うまどし です！

This year is the Year of the Horse!
If you were born in 1991 or 2003, you were born in the Year of the Horse.
People born in the Year of the Horse are said to be animated, active and energetic, love to be in a crowd, and can usually be seen in such occasions as concerts, theaters, meetings, sporting occasions, and parties. With a deft sense of humor, horses are masters of repartee. They love to take center stage and delight audiences everywhere.

Here is a video clip for how to make an origami horse - that flips!!!