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The Town Named Nosehair

May 8th, 2007 by Claytonian

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



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Comment by Zaciroth
2007-05-09 00:13:03

………………hen desu yo

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Comment by the overthinker
2007-05-09 03:31:35

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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Comment by doinkies
2007-05-09 12:34:19

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

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Comment by Claytonian
2007-05-09 18:50:53

thanks for the find

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Comment by the overthinker
2007-05-09 13:52:22

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”…..

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Comment by ponta
2007-05-09 17:59:57

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.

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Comment by the overthinker
2007-05-09 22:05:15

I don’t like mine dried….

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Comment by Brent
2007-05-09 17:36:37

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.

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