Rustic Town, WaiWai

arnadstephen · May 31, 2003, 06:05

WaiWai makes fun of a rustic area.

The area is rustic Gunma Prefecture

Is this truly a rustic area, and in what sense ?

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Lack of lusty pinup girl
leaves rustic town in a tiff

By Ryann Connell
Staff Writer

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Ikaho, the Gunma Prefecture town you'd miss if you blinked while driving through
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http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/index.html
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**NANGI** · May 31, 2003, 13:48

Konnichiwa Arnadstephen-san!

"WaiWai" is not the name of a place.
"WaiWai" is an onomatopoeic word of cheer in Japan. And it means "pleasure", " many people" and "chattering".

NANGI

halx · May 31, 2003, 16:18

I think arnadstephen is quite aware of the fact that waiwai is not the name of a place. His question is simply:

Is Gunma a rustic area?

And my question:

Would it be an interesting place to go to and if yes, why?

**NANGI** · May 31, 2003, 20:51

Konnichiwa Halx-san!

Well... Gunma is a rustic area because Gunma is the next prefecture of Tokyo. Tokyo is the biggest capital city in Japan and the others are all rustic area.

Sorry, it's a joke.

But Tokyo is the biggest capital city in Japan and Gunma is the next prefecture of Tokyo certainly. But why is Gunma a rustic area? Because Gunma is mountainous prefecture.
Japan is a island country and most of all big city has big port in Japan. But Gunma is mountainous prefecture.

I have interesting in Tokyo but not in Gunma.

If you have a interesting in Gunma, please look next site. This is official site of Gunma prefecture.

http://www.pref.gunma.jp/english/index.html

NANGI

thomas · May 31, 2003, 21:53

There's a whole lot more on Gunma here

=> http://www.japanreference.com/Region...ma_Prefecture/

halx · May 31, 2003, 22:23

Thank you very much for your information. Probably Nagoya City is rustic enough for the moment

Anyway do people from Tokyo make jokes about Gunma in general as propably virtually any country has region considered to be especially backward? (I won't name the ones of my own country... ;))

arnadstephen · Jun 1, 2003, 01:07

Wai Wai makes fun of the town Ihako, in rustic Gunma Prefecture

But I did find this web site. Its has a map

http://www.ikaho.net/index.shtml

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thomas · Jun 1, 2003, 02:32

Ikaho: An Onsen Town Rich in History, Culture and Ambiance

=> http://www.merit5.co.jp/citylifenews...aho/ikaho.html

arnadstephen · Jun 1, 2003, 08:20

The city/town Ikaho, looks pretty intresting !

The WaiWai story
-->http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/0305/0530ugly.html

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May 31, 2003, 06:05	#1
arnadstephen Banned Join Date: Oct 8, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 201	Rustic Town, WaiWai WaiWai makes fun of a rustic area. The area is rustic Gunma Prefecture Is this truly a rustic area, and in what sense ? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Lack of lusty pinup girl leaves rustic town in a tiff By Ryann Connell Staff Writer ....... Ikaho, the Gunma Prefecture town you'd miss if you blinked while driving through ............................. http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/index.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

May 31, 2003, 16:18	#3
halx Regular Member Join Date: May 24, 2003 Location: Koto-ku Posts: 24	The question is... I think arnadstephen is quite aware of the fact that waiwai is not the name of a place. His question is simply: Is Gunma a rustic area? And my question: Would it be an interesting place to go to and if yes, why?

May 31, 2003, 21:53	#5
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	There's a whole lot more on Gunma here => http://www.japanreference.com/Region...ma_Prefecture/ __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

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arnadstephen Banned Join Date: Oct 8, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 201	Ikaho, the Gunma Prefecture town Wai Wai makes fun of the town Ihako, in rustic Gunma Prefecture But I did find this web site. Its has a map http://www.ikaho.net/index.shtml _.

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May 31, 2003, 13:48	#2
NANGI Tutor Join Date: Jan 8, 2003 Location: I live in Kansai. Posts: 2,276	Konnichiwa Arnadstephen-san! "WaiWai" is not the name of a place. "WaiWai" is an onomatopoeic word of cheer in Japan. And it means "pleasure", " many people" and "chattering". NANGI

May 31, 2003, 20:51	#4
NANGI Tutor Join Date: Jan 8, 2003 Location: I live in Kansai. Posts: 2,276	Konnichiwa Halx-san! Well... Gunma is a rustic area because Gunma is the next prefecture of Tokyo. Tokyo is the biggest capital city in Japan and the others are all rustic area. Sorry, it's a joke. But Tokyo is the biggest capital city in Japan and Gunma is the next prefecture of Tokyo certainly. But why is Gunma a rustic area? Because Gunma is mountainous prefecture. Japan is a island country and most of all big city has big port in Japan. But Gunma is mountainous prefecture. I have interesting in Tokyo but not in Gunma. If you have a interesting in Gunma, please look next site. This is official site of Gunma prefecture. http://www.pref.gunma.jp/english/index.html NANGI

May 31, 2003, 22:23	#6
halx Regular Member Join Date: May 24, 2003 Location: Koto-ku Posts: 24	Thank you very much for your information. Probably Nagoya City is rustic enough for the moment Anyway do people from Tokyo make jokes about Gunma in general as propably virtually any country has region considered to be especially backward? (I won't name the ones of my own country... ;))

Jun 1, 2003, 02:32	#8
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Ikaho: An Onsen Town Rich in History, Culture and Ambiance => http://www.merit5.co.jp/citylifenews...aho/ikaho.html

Jun 1, 2003, 08:20	#9
arnadstephen Banned Join Date: Oct 8, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 201	The city/town Ikaho, looks pretty intresting ! The WaiWai story -->http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/0305/0530ugly.html _.

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