Seems so... Japanese...

In "Travelers Tales: Japan" I just read about the SSAWS (Spring Summer Autumn and Winter Snow) facility -- also known as the Ski Dome -- near Tokyo.
Although the idea of an indoor ski facility might seem OH SO JAPANESE, in reality the first such facility debuted in Adelaide, Australia in the 1980s and a quite famous indoor ski hill can be found in Dubai.
No, what struck me as OH SO JAPANESE about Ski Dome is that Japanese chose to visit in winter... when they could enjoy OUTDOOR SKIING on Japan's snow-covered slopes. Perhaps not surprisingly, more Japanese also visit the indoor beach in summer.
Sadly, Ski Dome closed in 2002 and apparently there are plans to demolish it in favor of a commercial and residential development. Whoah... That actually sounds OH SO AMERICAN.