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Yume no Shima aka Dream Island aka Garbage Island

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Old 12-15-2005, 08:45 PM   #1
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So, Mrs. Cheapy and I decided to go on a bike ride last weekend and while we were crossing a bridge, I spotted this thing.



Intrigued, I demended we investigate. Mrs. Cheapy explained that we were approaching Yume no Shima (Dream Island). The best part about Dream Island is that its actually a giant garbage dump, but because Japan spends tons of money on public works, they turned it into a pretty nice place.

The Dome you see pictured above and below is a Tropical Greenhouse (website) that actually runs off the heat produced by the garbage incinerator.



Of course, I wanted to go inside, not only to check it out, but because I was tried from riding the bike and I had recently powered down a whole bunch of lunch at an American-style family restaurant (that probably deserves its own thread).

Admission was only 250 yen each ($2), so we went inside.



Nice bananas! (ps. banana in Japanese is...banana)




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Old 12-15-2005, 09:03 PM   #2
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that place is pretty sweet lookin, you should have climbed up the tree and started eating the bananas.
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Old 12-15-2005, 09:04 PM   #3
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wow that looks beautiful
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Old 12-15-2005, 09:04 PM   #4
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That's really cool! It's looks nice inside... Dammit, why is Japan seemingly 100x cooler than where I live?
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Old 12-15-2005, 09:21 PM   #5
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Wow, just like Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach...only 100x better.
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Seriously, people should be paying to get into garbage dumps.
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Old 12-15-2005, 11:51 PM   #7
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Damn, that's cool.
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Old 12-16-2005, 01:05 AM   #8
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Worth the 2 bucks to get in.

You forgot to post the pics of the ganja garden.
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Old 12-16-2005, 01:18 AM   #9
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That's it, I'm moving to Japan.
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Old 12-16-2005, 01:38 AM   #10
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Admission was only 250 yen each ($2), so we went inside.
If you bring Trash is it free to get in?
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Old 12-20-2005, 05:42 PM   #12
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$2? In America, we can dumpster dive for free.
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I had recently powered down a whole bunch of lunch at an American-style family restaurant (that probably deserves its own thread).
"HOWDYYYY GANGSTAAAS!! I am average American Joe salaryman waiter!"
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Old 12-21-2005, 12:19 PM   #14
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hell, i would pay 2$ to stay away from our garbage islands...
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Old 12-21-2005, 12:32 PM   #15
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All that from burning garbage! Ain't that some shit?
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