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farusha · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Hawaii

Hello!
Anybody been to Aichi-Ken? What's it like there?

Thanks!

lajzar · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 647 Location: Saitama-ken, Japan

Unbearably hot in summer, rather cold in winter, unless you have an aircon and insulation. There's a big tall thing at the east end which is rather nice to look at. Plenty of Brazilians at the west end.

Really, did you have any specific questions?

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Can you present "unbearably hot" and "rather cold" in terms of degrees? People tell me they think Sapporo (where I live) is too cold to live in, but I find it warm in winter. Just trying to give people perspective sometimes requires numbers, not opinions.

farusha · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Hawaii

Hello again,

I was interested to know if Aichi-Ken is a small town or city, the population approximately, (I was told it's countryside), the ambiance of the place, and if anyone knows of a school called J & A?

Is there a Brazilian community there ? . . . as you mentioned that all the Brazilians are on one end. And, as I possibly might be there for the summer, it would be nice to know the temperature exactly.
Thanks for your help!

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

In Japan "ken" means prefecture, not city, so Aichi-ken is not a city but a region. There are over 40 such prefectures in the country, of varying size.

Go to this web site and click on Aichi or on the larger section called Chubu for a look at its location and some of the cities in it.
http://www.jinjapan.org/region/index.html

Aichi-ken contains Nagoya, one of the largest cities in Japan, so I wouldn't exactly call Aichi-ken rural.

Take a look at any travel guide book for more info.