Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 By the way, it looks rather like a dinosaur, doesn't it? A dinosaur with a tattoo of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin on its hip, perhaps. Hint: It has something in common with the dinosaurs and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Its extinct? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Another tough one from Metabo Oyaji! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 "By the way, it looks rather like a dinosaur, doesn't it? A dinosaur with a tattoo of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin on its hip, perhaps" MO, I think you should go back on your medication. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Having said that I am working on those clues Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Sekia Hills? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Metabo, can you see a wooly mammoth in there? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm totally lost! Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Are they really hints Metabo Oyaji?! I think we need more! Link to post Share on other sites
634-maru 4 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Some real tough ones from Metabo, definitely! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Nah, I'm saving my tough ones for later. snowjunky: No and no. A clue to location: Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ok that is no help to me back to the other clues - does dinosaur refer to defunct skijo? Is there a russian connection? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ok that is no help to me back to the other clues - does dinosaur refer to defunct skijo? Yes. Is there a russian connection? No. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Thanks, when I saw the Lenin reference and i googled russian and japan I came up with a fascinating topic about the Now defunct RussianTheme Park in Niigata which only lasted 6 months. There are some amazing pictures here http://englishrussia.com/2011/09/28/abandoned-russian-village-in-japan Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Thanks, when I saw the Lenin reference and i googled russian and japan I came up with a fascinating topic about the Now defunct RussianTheme Park in Niigata which only lasted 6 months. There are some amazing pictures here http://englishrussia.com/2011/09/28/abandoned-russian-village-in-japan Thank you, too -- that link to the defunct theme park is pretty cool. And now I see why you were asking about woolly mammoths. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 By the way, I do think there is a pretty good clue to the location in that last photo, with some close looking and thinking. Just have to work out the name after that! Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Looks rather like Hattoriko, but I didn't think that was extinct. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Yes, Hatoriko is alive and kicking. Not there. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Thanks, when I saw the Lenin reference and i googled russian and japan I came up with a fascinating topic about the Now defunct RussianTheme Park in Niigata which only lasted 6 months. There are some amazing pictures here http://englishrussia.com/2011/09/28/abandoned-russian-village-in-japan Thank you, too -- that link to the defunct theme park is pretty cool. And now I see why you were asking about woolly mammoths. I was gobsmacked on what was left behind lot's of valuable equipment - It is as if everybody had to get out quick. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Actually I think it was open for at least 10 years..... As for the skijo, Azuma? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 As for the skijo, Azuma? Bingo! May do a research report later, but for now, your turn! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 And well done, muika. (Would you like to share with the class how you solved it?) Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Re: Russian theme park: Actually I think it was open for at least 10 years..... And they never upgraded from Windows 95. That may have been their problem right there. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 And well done, muika. (Would you like to share with the class how you solved it?) Yes sorry I was in a bit of a rush. The Shinkansen station on the right of the photo, I immediately thought it was Fukushima so went to maps and just whizzed across to find the skijo. Link to post Share on other sites
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