Originally Posted By Mr X Thought this thread might be of interest to folks in this section. <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MSGBOARD-T-104341-P-1.ASP" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/MS...-P-1.ASP</a>
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi Nice post. Thanks MrX. Interesting that Sapporo is more well-known than Nagano because of the Olympics, even though Nagano hosted them more recently. Also surprised more people didn't name Osaka or Yokohama as they are the second and third most populated cities in the country. And Nagoya was in the news a lot in the past few years since the Expo took place there. I figure Kobe is famous because of the wagyu beef and 1995 earthquake. Sadly, nobody named Saitama City, which has recently hosted the FIBA basketball championships, FIFA World Cup semi-finals, countless rock concerts and is the home of the John Lennon Museum (as well as my home). hehehe. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Interesting that Sapporo is more well-known than Nagano because of the Olympics, even though Nagano hosted them more recently.*** Yes, that surprised me too (in fact, at first I thought people were mixing up the city names somehow until I researched the 1972 games lol).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo X - I was considering Chiba the city, but I only knew of it because of my former love for Disney. Just like DLP is actually in Marne Le Valee, Chessy And DL is in Anaheim despite all my family saying it was in LA.
Originally Posted By Mr X Yup...and WDW is in Orlando. ;p By the way, Disney is not the only reason that Urayasu is on the map... It's also famous for its' fantastic hot dogs! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HatrBRGvXr4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...rBRGvXr4</a> Watch out, Manhattan!
