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H/D HURT!FEST 2020 REVEALS

The time is finally upon us! Thank you to all of our creators for gifting us with so many exquisite pieces of pain and thank you to all the readers who have been kudosing, commenting and sharing the parts that have spoken to you. We are floored by both the amount of participation and reception of this fest, and we hope that you all enjoyed the hurt as much as we did <3

Under the cut you will find all of our wonderful creators named in the order they posted during the fest. Please check out their work and give them some love if you haven’t had a chance yet. As always with these roundups, keep in mind that we are only including major archive warnings, so please check the tags carefully!

Thank you for taking this wild ride with us!

Your Hurt!Fest Mods @alpha-exodus and @quicksilvermaid

Reveal Masterlist

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So we're finally with the luggage...

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Modern samurai - UNBELIEVABLE SKILLS (with subtitles)

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Don’t worry we’ll keep your secret guys 

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Stunning patterns created by artist Mikhail Sadovnikov 

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Star Sand, found only on a few beaches in southern Japan, is made up entirely of the calcified shells of marine protozoa that once lived on the ocean floor.

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New look inside Diagon Alley at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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Where can I find this??

Hatter Approve!

Alice Liddell on Facebook

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Haunted Play House At The MoCA In Tokyo by Torafu Architects via Yatzer

This ‘Haunted House’ is not like any you will have seen before and comes in the form of a spooky gallery of paintings that at first seem ordinary but soon turn out to have some hidden surprises in store. The concept behind Torafu Architects’ ‘Haunted Play House’ is to challenge perspectives and norms where rules are broken as children are actually encouraged to run, shout and touch – activities usually forbidden in a gallery or a museum. 

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What's in a name?

I always wondered about the names of Tokyo and Kyoto. I heard something about them long ago but today I made a little research.

Kyoto (京都) means "Capital City". Understandable, considering it was the capital from 794 to 1868.

Kyoto 1696 (X)

Tokyo (東京) means East Capital.

Funny enough, when you search for the kanji individualy it gets a bit confusing (I don't know a thing about the language, so probably that's why)

This kanji 都 means capital, but also this 京. In fact that one is also used in chinese to identify Beijing (北京, "north capital").

都 also means "all". THE capital between ALL the capitals?

Kyoto was also known as Heian-kyō (平安京) literally "tranquility and peace capital"

The former name of Tokyo, Edo (江戸) means "estuary"

A colored Photochrom print version of a panorama of Edo. 1865 (X)

If someone knows more about the meanings of those names, and the "why"s, or if I got something wrong, please tell me. I want to know.

I like toponyms

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117 days to go...

... and I haven't learned all the japanese I intended. Better late than sorry, I'll start with the essentials:

sumimasen (すみません) - I'm sorry

wakarimasen (わかりません) - I'dont understand/know

onegai (お願い) - por favor

Mōichido (もう一度) - say again

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Something I learned today

Japan is in the UTC+9, so is 7 hours ahead from where I live... in summer.

They don't use the daylight saving time so there is 8 hours of difference in winter.

World map showing current and past daylight saving time usage. The Spring-forward/Fall-back adjustment is a common practice at high latitudes. (X)

   blue: 2013 DST is used.

   orange: DST is no longer used.

   red: DST has never been used.

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Universal Studios Japan to Open Wizarding World of Harry Potter in July

source (X)

April 18, 2014 | 10:08AM PT

Marc Graser

Senior Editor @marcgraser

It’s turning into a very Harry Potter-filled summer for Warner Bros. and Universal.

Universal Studios Japan will open its version of the “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” theme park on July 15. The expansion of the park in Orlando, which will include the Hogwarts Express train and re-creation of Diagon Alley from J.K. Rowling’s books and movies, will also open this summer.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products joined Universal in Osaka, Japan, to announce the opening of the park Friday.

Like the Universal park in Orlando, Universal Studios Japan is expected to benefit from a significant boost of visitors once the “Wizarding World” opens this summer.

The completion of the themed area comes as Universal Studios Japan counted 10 million visitors for the second time in March, the first time USJ has achieved the milestone since the park’s opening in 2001.

In attendance at the launch announcement were Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan; Ms. Caroline Kennedy, Ambassador of the United States of America to Japan; art director and production designer for the Harry Potter films, Stuart Craig; actress Evanna Lynch, who played “Luna Lovegood” in the “Harry Potter” film series; architect Tadao Ando; and Universal Studios Japan ambassadors, and beloved musical act, SMAP.

(Above from L-R:) U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy; Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; Glenn Gumpel, president and CEO of Universal Studios Japan; Evanna Lynch, “Luna Lovegood” from the “Harry Potter” films; architect Tadao Ando; and Stuart Craig, production designer on the “Harry Potter” film series When Prime Minister Abe and Ambassador Kennedy announced the opening date, Hogwarts castle was illuminated with a light show and fireworks. Lynch led the guests in casting the spell “Lumos!” followed by more fireworks.

“We cannot wait for the July 15 opening. ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ will be a wonderful addition to Universal Studios Japan and will contribute to energizing Osaka and the local economy,” said Prime Minister Abe.

“Harry Potter inspired a generation of children to love reading … and when they are not reading, I hope they come to ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,’” Ambassador Kennedy said.

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We're going!

We've confirmed the booking, so it's official! We're going to Japan!

It's a long waiting so I'll try not no get anxious about it while collecting all the data

YAY!!