BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Metabo, no-one is going to get this without something more concrete...... Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 How abouts a photo you find online from the place to give us more of an idea? Here is one. Not much, and partially obscured, but it gives an idea of the scale (I think you're seeing clear to the top there): I'll work on coming up with some more clues. Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Work harder! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm trying! I'm trying! It is surprisingly hard to come up with (semi-)clever clues without giving it away. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Just give it away Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Let me try to reword my hint: 猿の惑星のアター大佐 Two extreme characters from the above are clues in the search for this スキー場. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Literally. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 七尾コロサスキー場 Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Yes! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Take a bow, and do your worst, grungy! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Aren't I clever? I'll post a new one later or tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Promise an easier one Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 So it's nothing to do with - Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Whoa! Whoa! - Back up the bus 'Father metabolic syndrome" (MO) Please explain for us mere mortals - what is the name of the skijo? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Very deep MO! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Whoa! Whoa! - Back up the bus 'Father metabolic syndrome" (MO) Please explain for us mere mortals - what is the name of the skijo? Sorry. Nanao Korosa, in the town of Nanao (surprisingly enough) on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. What does "Korosa" mean? It is written in katakana in the name of the ski area now, but there were apparently originally two different ways of writing it in kanji: 1) 木呂佐, from "logs" (木呂, or 丸太), and 佐, apparently originally 沢 (marsh, mountain stream, valley, dale) (so a good place to gather logs?); and 2) 狐 (fox) 狼 (wolf) 猿 (monkey), apparently because those three animals used to be found in that area. The third character in Korosa could thus either be 佐 or 猿, and googling "佐 猿 スキー場" would give as the first result a link to the Wikipedia page on that ski area, which also includes a discussion of the etymology. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Oops sorry forgot, will post one within a few hours Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Whoa! Whoa! - Back up the bus 'Father metabolic syndrome" (MO) Please explain for us mere mortals - what is the name of the skijo? Sorry. Nanao Korosa, in the town of Nanao (surprisingly enough) on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. What does "Korosa" mean? It is written in katakana in the name of the ski area now, but there were apparently originally two different ways of writing it in kanji: 1) 木呂佐, from "logs" (木呂, or 丸太), and 佐, apparently originally 沢 (marsh, mountain stream, valley, dale) (so a good place to gather logs?); and 2) 狐 (fox) 狼 (wolf) 猿 (monkey), apparently because those three animals used to be found in that area. The third character in Korosa could thus either be 佐 or 猿, and googling "佐 猿 スキー場" would give as the first result a link to the Wikipedia page on that ski area, which also includes a discussion of the etymology. This deserves it's own thread Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Not too difficult this time gg. I'm waiting! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Here you go Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Gala Yuzawa? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Moved up a page Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I don't know where it is, but that isn't Gala rach - the mountains aren't right..... Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 It's Houdaigi I recognise it from the movie 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 How do you know it's Houdaigi? Link to post Share on other sites
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