Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Not Kawaba. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Strange shape. Which is the base? I guess that would be the bit to the right. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Another view: Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Ski Jam Katsuyama Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Charmant Hiuchi Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Not Ski Jam Katsuyama. Not Charmant Hiuchi. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Yet another view: Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Yet another hint: Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The views just keep on coming: Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Teine? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 My hovercraft is full of views: Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Not Teine. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 One fish, two fish, red fish, view fish: Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 To stop the ping ponging between me and MO I haven't put any anwers in for this one. However if no one has got it by tomorrow morning I'll answer it. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Anagram hint: Elbow Vial Yak Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Elbow Vial Yak Biwako Valley Ski Resort Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Looking forward to the explainations of the hints MO. I didn't understand a single one. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 And the prize goes to Winter Vacation: Biwako Valley, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. Hints: --The surface of Lake Biwa was once plied by Oda Nobunaga’s medieval floating fortress, and in the previous millennium, by Emperor Tenji’s long boat. --The statue is of Yang Guifei, consort to Tang Emperor Xuanzong and one of the 4 great beauties of ancient China, known in Japan as Yokihi (楊貴妃), and believed by some to have escaped execution by fleeing to Japan – there is even a grave purported to be hers at a temple in Yamaguchi prefecture. But she is not the hint. The hint is what she holds in her hands: the lute-like instrument known in Chinese as a pipa, and in Japanese as a biwa (琵琶) – same characters as in the name of the lake (琵琶湖). --The skies above the surface of Lake Biwa are filled with human-powered flying machines every year during the annual Japan International Birdman Rally; Leonardo would surely have been thrilled. --The depths below the surface of the lake are home to the Biwa Trout (ビワマス). Negative hints (crossed out with big, red batsu marks): --The name of the lake and ski area has nothing whatsoever to do with the biwa (枇杷) fruit tree. --The official name of the resort is written びわ湖バレイ, not B輪子バレエ. --The name of the resort is rendered in English as Biwako Valley, not Bee Whack-O! Vallée. Back to a positive hint: --Emperor Tenji, author of the first poem in the Hyakunin Isshu collection, moved the capital of Japan to what is now Otsu City in 667 AD -- where it remained only until his death in 672. Take it away, Winter Vacation! (Phew!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Those were some good clues, going to be a tough act to follow. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Wow, Metabo Oyaji! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Excellent clues MO. Well thought out, spare time/work time well spent. Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Amazing stuff! He's been preparing for months and months, obviously! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 On this one, I've gone on another vein and opted for an easy mass market appeal to give the non-otaku a chance. Easy one: Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Tazawako Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts