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!