As 2010 draws to an end, here's a look back at the year's most popular Pink Tentacle posts.
- Old-school Tokyo subway manner posters: 27 train etiquette posters from the 1970s-1980s
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- Custom scooters: Photos of 30 Japanese scooter mods
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- Post-apocalyptic Tokyo scenery: Fantastic photo manipulations by Tokyogenso
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- Macabre kids' book art by Gojin Ishihara: Not just for kids
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- Concept cars: A look back at 50+ years of Japanese concept car designs
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- Japanese town logos: 50 examples of kanji-based logos for Japanese towns
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- Kaikidan Ekotoba monster scroll: Mysterious mid-19th century scroll featuring 33 legendary monsters and human oddities
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- Futuristic mega-projects: Shimizu Corporation's bold architectural plans for the world of tomorrow
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- Horror illustrations by Tatsuya Morino: The great monsters of Gothic literature get a makeover
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Selections from the Japanese urban legend series
- Ningen: Giant humanoid sea creatures of the Antarctic
- Sony timer: Rumors of a secret kill switch in Sony products
- Severed samurai head in Tokyo: A head buried in Tokyo has haunted the city for 1,000 years
- Secrets of the Tokyo underground: Rumors of a hidden city under Tokyo
- Hanako-san: Girl ghost haunts restrooms across Japan
- Human-faced dog: Encounters with mysterious canines
- Okiku doll: A haunted toy with hair that grows
- Urban legends from Meiji-period Japan: Phantom trains, bloody chocolate, and more
- Cursed commercial: Infamous Kleenex ad that sparked fear across Japan
- Human pillars: Tales of human sacrifice for large-scale construction projects
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- Sci-fi illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki: Fantastic art from the 1960s-1970s (bonus points for the comments)
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- Manga farming: Nifty gardening technique by Tokyo-based artist Koshi Kawachi
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- Paintings by Tetsuya Ishida: Surreal and provocative
Happy holidays, and thanks for reading. See you again in 2011!
Charles Frith
Your taste is consistently exquisite and worth making time for.
[ ]Freya
Thanks for a wonderful year of posts. I savor my Pink Tentacle posts for my weekends and they rarely disappoint!
[ ]1GAE
Thank you for your great work, I'm always looking forward to reading your posts! My favorite ones for 2010 were Secrets of the Tokyo Underground and Human Pillars. Happy New Year 2011!
[ ]dan
Thanks for a year of entertainment!
I'm looking forward to more in 2011, happy new year!
[ ]Daniela
happy new year!!
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