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The Town Named Nosehair

Well actually nosehairstone. But still, funny exploration peice, in Japanese, at Daily Portal Z.

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8 comments - What do you think? Posted by Claytonian - May 8, 2007 at 3:13 pm

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Zaciroth

………………hen desu yo
the overthinker

Slightly surprised it is actually apparently read hanageishi. Far too logical for such a weird placename. That said, my long-standing favourite is the spa resort town of Vomit, I mean Gero (下呂温泉). Okay, 字が違う but it’s still fun to say.
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A few months ago I found a Japanese site with other funny place names (both domestic and foreign place names that sound funny to Japanese speakers). Hanageishi is on there, and also Gero. The address is http://ankyo.at.infoseek.co.jp/chinmei.html . I think that people here might enjoy this site too. XD

Claytonian

thanks for the find

the overthinker

Some great names on that list. I love Eromanga and Sukebeningen…. Reminds me of the time a Japanese TV show went to some north European country and in the phone book they found someone called “Anna Aho”…..

ponta

That reminds me of a Japanese TV show that introduced imported products from East Asia; they found a pack of dried mango ;the package reads:kawaita man* in katakana without a voiced consonant mark.

the overthinker

I don’t like mine dried….

http://www.konbini-life.com Brent

I often drove past that very sign when I lived in Gunma. It’s on a barely used road between Maebashi and The Middle-of-Nowhere (which is not too far away). That road will save you a lot of time when driving between said locations.

Technically though, it’s not a town. It’s a street or a sub-division of… I think Miyagi Village? Classic, nonetheless.