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In 2015, Atlas Obscura raised its first round of major funding, securing $2 million from a range of investors and angels including The New York Times. [6] In September 2016, the company published its first book, Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders written by Foer, Thuras, and Ella Morton under Workman Publishing ...
The Ryōunkaku (凌雲閣, Ryōunkaku, lit. Cloud-Surpassing Pavilion or Cloud-Surpassing Tower) was Japan's first Western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of City of Tokyo (now Taitō, Tokyo) from 1890 until its demolition in 1926 following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 .
David A. Plotz [2] (born January 31, 1970) [3] is an American journalist and former CEO of Atlas Obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. [4] A writer with Slate since its inception in 1996, Plotz was the online magazine's editor from June 2008 until July 2014, [5] succeeding Jacob Weisberg. [6]
The sight of a "doomsday fish" in shallow waters serves as an omen of an impending earthquake dating back to 17th century Japan, according to travel outlet Atlas Obscura. Japanese folklore ...
Located on a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan. Between midnight and 1:00 am on rainy nights, a samurai appears to solo explorers. [20] Maruoka Castle According to legend, in 1576, a widow named Oshizu agreed to become hitobashira if her son became samurai for the lord. However, the lord was later transferred, and the promise was broken, so Oshizu ...
The sight of a "doomsday fish" in shallow waters serves as an omen of an impending earthquake dating back to 17th century Japan, according to travel outlet Atlas Obscura. Japanese folklore ...
Japanese curry カレー, karē) is ... Atlas Obscura. This page was last edited on 18 February 2025, at 15:46 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Tako-no-yama in Ebisu-Higashi Park (2009). Tako-no-yama (タコの山, lit. ' octopus mountain ') or octopus slide is a type of playground slide in Japan that has appearance of an octopus.