Tag Archives: Japan

Longest wooden toy train track

The longest wooden toy train track is 1,650.14 m (5,413 ft 10 in) long and was built by Friends of Thomas “Team Japan” in collaboration with Fuji Television Network Inc, Fuji Television Kids Entertainment Inc and Sony Creative Products Inc at Mediage/Aqua City Odaiba, Japan on 23 August 2006

Longest wooden footbridge

A wooden toll bridge across the Oi River in the middle of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan measures 897.422 m. (2,944 ft.). Called the Horai Bridge, it was first built in 1867 and was rebuilt in the 1960s because of flooding.

Loudest paper gun

The loudest paper gun measured 103.8 db and was produced by Takuya Tojo (Japan) at Park Challenge / GWR Live! in Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo, Japan, on 5 May 2010. The attempt was part of a Guinness World Records live event at Tokyo Midtown.

Lowest single-round score in a professional golf tour tournament

The lowest score for a single round in a major professional golf tournament is 58 by Ryo Ishikawa (Japan) at The Crowns of the Japan Golf Tour in Togo, Japan, on 2 May 2010. Ishikawa, 18 years old at the time of his record round, shot 12 birdies with no bogeys on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course. The Japan Golf Tour is one of the 11 major men’s golf tours recognised by the International Federation of PGA Tours.

Most aircraft on a submarine

The three Japanese I-400 Sen Toku class submarines built during the second world war each carried three Aichi M6A1 ‘Sieran’ seaplanes, which were stored folded in a 35 m (115 ft) hangar on the submarines’ decks and launched along the deck by catapult. The subs displaced around 6,000 tonnes (13,228,000 lb) submerged and were 122 m (400 ft) long, making them the largest ever at that time.

Most apples cut in the air by sword

The most apples cut in the air by sword in one minute is 28 and were cut by Tsurugi Genzou (Japan) in the set of FNS 27HR TV Waratte Iitomo! at Hizenyumekaido, in Ureshino, Saga, Japan, on 22 July 2012. The record attempt took place during Fuji TV’s 27 hour telemarathon “27 Jikan TV” FNS 27HR TV Waratte Iitomo!, at a ninja theme park location in Saga prefecture, in Japan. The sword had a 66 cm blade.