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Just saw an Nagano Olympic special on TV and looking at the toboggan run, was wondering where it was? And what do they do with those things out of season - take em down or what??? Anyone know? Thanks!

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I know some good kiddies ones for riding on plastic sleds - some fast enough to scare the crap out of most adults. But don't know about the olympic ones. A quick search on the old olympic websites might bring something up though.

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If true, that would be in keeping with the 'olympic spirit of Nagano'. The games were a disaster for the prefecture, resulting in, amongst other things, a considerable reduction in the ratio of teachers to pupils, a housing glut in Nagano City, and nose-diving office rent (the latter two might be beneficial - without the first). Also, the concentration of what income there was in the hands of a small number of contractors and plenty of political corruption.

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The Prefecture forked out the money and the contractors absorbed it all. Net result - robbery of the people of Nagano for which they're still paying. They can't pay the same number of teachers they had before so they had to lay off a load.

 

Oh otherwise it was a great success - peace on earth, greater understanding around the world of Japan's regional customs, um, er, you know Olympic Ideals, ah, help me here...

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/nagano/sports/bobsled.html

 

Asakawa apparently. Haven't you chilluns ever heard of a 'search engine'?

 

There's a good map in J here; http://www.shinmai.co.jp/oly-eng/kyougi/

and E here; http://www.shinmai.co.jp/oly-eng/kaijo/

 

Also info hinting at what a shambles it really was here; http://www.shinmai.co.jp/oly-eng/tomorrow/

 

Now go read.

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Thanks Ocean "private-search-engine" 11.

Still not quite sure where it is. Is that just to the south west of Myoko.

 

Anyone actually seen the run - either in action or out of season?

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