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Looks familiar but cant place a name to it. Will put on my thinking cap

Tsugaike Kogen

That it is. Named after (and co-developed by the owners of) Hunter Mountain ski area in New York, USA.   Over to you, Muikabochi.

Meta your hint's are all over the place :confused: hmmn probably designed to throw us off track - there seems no logical links (unless you know the answer.

 

Let's getting answers

Which island is it on?

In the last snow pic, where was that wind turbine?

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Ski Resort Tenei

Tenei Village, Fukushima

 

After just 6 short days, we have a winner!

 

Hints:

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--Ten-Ei Village specializes in growing the South American tuber, yacón. Their tourist association website proclaims them ヤ―コンの郷.

 

 

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--Answer: 38 (42?)

Question: What is the angle of the steepest slope in degrees?

Explanation: The official angle is 38 degrees, as shown on the ski area website. Confusingly, there is also a sign indicating 42 degrees at the top of the “Wall of Ten-Ei”:

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But the official number seems to be 38.

 

 

 

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--The name of the town and ski area is written 天栄, NOT 貂纓.

 

 

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It is also NOT written 点鱏.

 

 

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--It is written in English as "Ten-Ei" or "Tenei," and NOT as Tenn-Aaayyy!

 

 

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--It is also NOT written using ten As.

 

 

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--Poster for a film called Остров Везения = "Island of Luck" = 福島.

Ten-Ei is in Fukushima prefecture.

 

 

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--After a hard day of skiing, you can relax at the resort hotel British Hills in Ten-Ei, a recreation of a British town with a full English-language immersion environment.

 

 

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--If that is not to your taste, or you do not feel up to practicing your English, you can stay instead at the Regina no Mori dome cottages -- where presumably you can practice your Martian.

 

 

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--And wind down with a nightcap of some local sake, such as Suzunoi (寿々の井), Yumenoka (夢の香), or, if you prefer nigorizake, perhaps some Hatoriko (羽鳥湖).

 

 

Well done, Onehunga!

Your turn!

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I didn't get a single one of those clues, not speaking Japanese didn't help of course. Thought I had it with the dome houses, found a place that had heaps of them, by Mt Aso. However couldn't find a ski resort nearby. I didn't find Regina no Mori dome cottages unfortunately. British hills also threw me, though it might be either Shakespeare or William Adams, however all the statures of them I found had beards. Excellent work MO, not sure I can make it as challenging this time.

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I didn't get a single one of those clues, not speaking Japanese didn't help of course. Thought I had it with the dome houses, found a place that had heaps of them, by Mt Aso. However couldn't find a ski resort nearby. I didn't find Regina no Mori dome cottages unfortunately. British hills also threw me, though it might be either Shakespeare or William Adams, however all the statures of them I found had beards. Excellent work MO, not sure I can make it as challenging this time.

 

I tried to book those dome houses for July. No chance.

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