LEGO enthusiasts never cease to amaze us, and a recent project called Build Up Japan has us in awe all over again. The LEGO-sponsored event recruited over 5,000 kids of all ages to create a giant topographical map of Japan using 1.8 million LEGO bricks.

The block-building frenzy took place in six different workshop located across the country where groups of children recreated the Japanese islands out of ivory LEGO blocks. The completed pieces of the map were then transported and joined together on the floor of a convention center in Tokyo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of LEGO's presence in Japan.

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