Hobonichi Globe

This app is required to unlock all the features of the augmented-reality Hobonichi Globe.

Hold the Hobonichi Globe up to the app and the world comes alive, with weather and other fascinating facts displayed in real time, and dinosaurs jumping out at you in 3D. So get ready to explore the world as you've never seen it before!

Main content:

The World Right Now

View the latest cloud cover, rainfall, and wind, as day and night pass over the globe. Data is updated every hour.

Open live camera feeds to view select spots around the world as they appear right now.

You can have our living, breathing planet at your fingertips!

Countries Around the World

The Hobonichi Globe turns into a 3D world atlas, full of information about countries everywhere!

Tap a country flag to see population, GDP, FIFA rankings, and a whole host of other interesting facts pop out.

There's also voice-reader functionality built in.

3D Dinosaur Encyclopedia

Watch the ancient world come to life as dinosaurs rendered in gorgeous 3D detail appear across the globe.

Tap a prehistoric creature that you're interested in to see it leap out right in front of your eyes.

Use the slider to experience the beasts at life size — if you dare!

All the information, based on the latest research, can be read out loud to you as well.

The World This Week

Watch videos showing changes in cloud formation, precipitation, and temperature over the last week.

Using the time slider, you can track the path of typhoons, fluctuations in temperature, etc. — all with total freedom!