This recreation of Japan in a mere 1,800,800 Lego bricks is pretty impressive. With 5000 builders, that's only 360 bricks each. With a relative scale, most of these buildings would be in space.

Reminds me (in scale, if nothing else) of the Lego house from the BBC's Toy Story series.
cheathco points out the kobe lie. you should read all 3 parts
google streetview isn't evil at all! this little guy works day and night to hide all your faces
in my mind, all japanese poeple are just like this
nice photo journal of the making of japanese knives. anyone know of a US reseller?
awww. keepon dancing to another spoon track
salty points out this lovely article interviewing some original japanese game creators. "q: how difficult was it to make the game back then? a: it was very a difficult process. the hardest part was the development of a microcomputer."