Osaka's most colorful and bizarre place isn't even meant for tourists

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2023
  • Wacky and sublime. I went to an artificial island off the coast of Osaka, Japan called Maishima. The Maishima Sludge Center and the Maishima Incineration Plant were designed by philosophical architect Friedrich Hundertwasser. The buildings, which forego straight lines in favor of strange, colorful meandering shapes, gold spheres, and hallucinatory walkways, are a rejection of the usual ugly, brutal industrial look. This is not a tourist destination per se, but I managed to visit one morning and wander around (and even inside) the spectacular and unique buildings - which, to be clear, are for municipal waste management. (If the mayor were Dr. Seuss.)
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  • @Barley150
    @Barley150 5 місяців тому +3

    That was fun, Jeremy -- thank for taking us along. Hundertwasser had something of a following here in Sacramento. There was a gallery that showed his prints and drawings all the time. What you showed us today reminds me of Gaudi's park and church in Barcelona, and the Watts Towers of Los Angeles. An art of accretion.

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому +2

      I kept thinking of Gaudi and Barcelona the whole time too! So much fun to see something playful and meaningful and unusual (especially in drab Osaka).

  • @filimontamas
    @filimontamas 5 місяців тому +1

    That is a genuine suprise to see one of Friedensreich Stowasswer's masterpiece in Japan. I visited all of them in Austria and am a big fan of his work.

  • @nemeskeripetra85
    @nemeskeripetra85 5 місяців тому +1

    Check these out in Austria: Spittelau waste incineration plant AND Rogner Bad Blumau - two other incredible masterpieces of Hundertwasswer.

  • @PrimeTimeTravelers
    @PrimeTimeTravelers 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved watching you scramble to make the bus! The excitement was there, we all wondered will he make it or will this vlog simply turn to sludge? Great content as always. Only you could make us want to watch a sludge factory on Christmas Eve!

  • @Arturo-sm1tb
    @Arturo-sm1tb 5 місяців тому +5

    The architecture looks like something out of Uzbekistan, with elements of Asia Minor and the Ottomans. The intersection of philosophy and sludge. A place for scholars to explore..

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому +1

      Next stop Uzbekistan then!

  • @giko8888
    @giko8888 5 місяців тому +2

    When the Universal Studios Japan was first opened, some people drove into this place by mistake.

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому

      Heh. Wake up kids, we're here!
      - "Where??"

  • @thisisnamtastic
    @thisisnamtastic 5 місяців тому +1

    Incredible architecture, great video! I think it was very educational, possibly even for some people who have lived in Osaka their whole lives.

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому

      Yep, I think it's something most people here vaguely know of but wouldn't imagine actually visiting for any reason

  • @newkingdom6750
    @newkingdom6750 5 місяців тому +1

    That was interesting. Haven't traveled much. Thank you. 🙂

  • @misterhat5823
    @misterhat5823 5 місяців тому +1

    I asked about the ceiling. Thanks for answering.

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому

      Thanks, good question. Sometimes I miss the interesting little tidbits of my surroundings like that

  • @channel9r
    @channel9r 5 місяців тому +1

    Def' shades of Gaudi here! Sludge has an attraction worldwide. When I lived in Glasgow, Scotland in the bad old days when the city dumpted its sludge into the sea, you could take an afternoon cruise on the sludge boat as a passenger. There was a waiting list for tickets!

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому

      Who knew sludge was such an attraction worldwide

  • @ChristopherDazey
    @ChristopherDazey 5 місяців тому

    It is far more fun than one would expect a sludge center to be.

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому +1

      Actually worth the trip out to the coast, amazingly enough!

  • @kj9093
    @kj9093 5 місяців тому

    Neat place. As always, thanks for sharing with us!

  • @KyDarknight
    @KyDarknight 5 місяців тому

    You deserve 1mil followers❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  4 місяці тому

      Thanks, I'll work on it 💪

  • @clarkmadrosen1780
    @clarkmadrosen1780 5 місяців тому +1

    Was there any smell from all this ?
    Try some water called Pocari Sweat. I have and it is very good. Thankful I found your channel. Merry Christmas today. Stay safe Jeremy. 😊😊

    • @T1DWanderer
      @T1DWanderer  5 місяців тому

      I didn't notice any smell. Yes I've had Pocari Sweat - it's actually not bad!

    • @clarkmadrosen1780
      @clarkmadrosen1780 5 місяців тому

      @@T1DWanderer glad no snell.
      I tried Pocari sweat. Very nice 👌

  • @TranJacinto
    @TranJacinto 5 місяців тому +1

    Hey Jeremy. I am writing to suggest that you take a few other scenic Amtrak routes. This would be beneficial and useful for your channel if you went ahead with my suggestions. Here are the Amtrak routes that you should take in the near future:
    Acela: Washington D.C. (WAS) - Boston (BOS)
    Departure Time: 7:00am
    Arrival Time: 1:45pm
    Duration: 6:45 (six hours & forty-five minutes)
    Cabin Class: First Class ($262.00)
    Date of Travel: March 27, 2024 (3/27/2024)
    California Zephyr: Chicago (CHI) - Emeryville (EMY)
    Departure Time: 2:50pm
    Arrival Time: 4:10pm
    Duration: 52:10 (fifty-two hours & ten minutes)
    Cabin Class: Bedroom ($869.00)
    Date of Travel: April 8, 2024 (4/8/2024)
    Coast Starlight: Los Angeles (LAX) - Seattle (SEA)
    Departure Time: 9:51am
    Arrival Time: 7:51pm
    Duration: 34:00 (thirty-four hours)
    Cabin Class: Coach (Upper Level) ($100.00)
    Date of Travel: April 16, 2024 (4/16/2024)
    Empire Builder: Seattle (SEA) - Chicago (CHI)
    Departure Time: 4:55pm
    Arrival Time: 4:45pm
    Duration: 45:50 (forty-five hours & fifty minutes)
    Cabin Class: Roomette ($762.00)
    Date of Travel: April 19, 2024 (4/19/2024)
    Sunset Limited: New Orleans (NOL) - Los Angeles (LAX)
    Departure Time: 9:00am
    Arrival Time: 5:35am
    Duration: 46:35 (forty-six hours & thirty-five minutes)
    Cabin Class: Bedroom ($1,749.00)
    Date of Travel: May 1, 2024 (5/1/2024)
    In order for you to even make these trips possible, you should plan on using the money that your patreons paid on your UA-cam channel to pay for all these journeys, so you don't have to worry about spending a single dollar out of your pocket for these train tickets. Along with these Amtrak reviews, you should also take a road trip from Los Angeles, CA to Alpine, TX as well as exploring Alpine, TX for three nights before proceeding. The reason why you should do this is for you to see Alpine, TX a little more, as you have very limited time to see the town when riding on Amtrak. I am also suggesting you to take a flight on JSX in May 2024 from Dallas-Love Field (DAL) to Westchester County (HPN), as well as a trip to NYC, as NYC is just an hour and a half away from Westchester County Airport. I kindly request you to consider the following suggestions as potential ideas for future Amtrak and travel reviews. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing these plans come to fruition and anticipating a timely response from you soon!
    Sincerely,
    Tran Jacinto