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Apr-7-2013 01:56

This is a variation on a theme of Francesca's "Who am I?" thread. The rules are the same, only in this case it would probably be best if we asked one question at a time :).

I'll start:


Its history goes back more than one thousand years.

Apr-22-2013 08:55

Yes, it is in Asia. It's not in India, China or Russia. That's perhaps around 75%, but there are other 25% :).


It is:

1. On planet Earth
2. In Northern Hemisphere
3. In Eastern Hemisphere
4. In this solar system
5. A real place
6. In Asia

It is not:

1. In Southern Hemisphere
2. In Western Hemisphere
3. Somewhere else in the universe
4. A mythical place
5. In Iran
6. In India
7. In China
8. In Russia

Apr-22-2013 10:05

How bout Mongolia?? Or someplace like Japan or Korea?? Or Iraq or Turkey??

Breit

Apr-23-2013 01:44

Yes! It's in Japan :).

It is:

1. On planet Earth
2. In Northern Hemisphere
3. In Eastern Hemisphere
4. In this solar system
5. A real place
6. In Asia
7. In Japan

It is not:

1. In Southern Hemisphere
2. In Western Hemisphere
3. Somewhere else in the universe
4. A mythical place
5. In Iran
6. In India
7. In China
8. In Russia

Apr-24-2013 03:52

Um, Tokyo? Hiroshima? Nagasaki? A mountain (my sister made me ask)? If so, and she's really insistent about it, is it Mount Fuji? There, you satisfied? :)

Apr-24-2013 09:16

No, no, it's a city, not a mountain, so it is not Mount Fuji. Also, it's none of the cities mentioned.

It is:

1. On planet Earth
2. In Northern Hemisphere
3. In Eastern Hemisphere
4. In this solar system
5. A real place
6. In Asia
7. In Japan

It is not:

1. In Southern Hemisphere
2. In Western Hemisphere
3. Somewhere else in the universe
4. A mythical place
5. In Iran
6. In India
7. In China
8. In Russia
9. Tokyo
10. Hiroshima
11. Nagasaki
12. Mount Fuji

Apr-24-2013 18:46

Population over 100,000? Over 300,000?

Apr-24-2013 23:18

Is it Okinawa :}

Apr-25-2013 02:28

No, not Okinawa :).

It is:

1. On planet Earth
2. In Northern Hemisphere
3. In Eastern Hemisphere
4. In this solar system
5. A real place
6. In Asia
7. In Japan
8. Population over 100,000
9. Population over 300,000

It is not:

1. In Southern Hemisphere
2. In Western Hemisphere
3. Somewhere else in the universe
4. A mythical place
5. In Iran
6. In India
7. In China
8. In Russia
9. Tokyo
10. Hiroshima
11. Nagasaki
12. Mount Fuji
13. Okinawa



Okay, I'm going away and I want to pass it on to someone else, so I'll give you a small hint: Tokyo became the capital of Japan only in the 19th century ;).

Apr-26-2013 15:21

Edo, Osaka?

Apr-27-2013 00:43

No, not Osaka, and Edo was the former name of Tokyo. The mysterious city has a population of 1.5 million, it is situated on the island of Honshu and was the imperial city of Japan until 1869.

It is:

1. On planet Earth
2. In Northern Hemisphere
3. In Eastern Hemisphere
4. In this solar system
5. A real place
6. In Asia
7. In Japan
8. Population over 100,000
9. Population over 300,000


It is not:

1. In Southern Hemisphere
2. In Western Hemisphere
3. Somewhere else in the universe
4. A mythical place
5. In Iran
6. In India
7. In China
8. In Russia
9. Tokyo
10. Hiroshima
11. Nagasaki
12. Mount Fuji
13. Okinawa
14. Edo
15. Osaka