The world from above - Game Thread

[a.noctilux]

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Europe ?

[AZach]

Yes - to my below left is a famous square.

Edited September 11, 2020 by AZach
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[Dirk Van der Herten]

San Marco Square?

[AZach]

Yes, this the old Digilux1 photo of Venice from San Marco bell tower and the square to the left. Well done, your turn.

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Edited September 12, 2020 by AZach

[Dirk Van der Herten]

Thanks, AZach.

We're looking for the name of a garden.

 

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Edited September 12, 2020 by Dirk Van der Herten

[AZach]

Looks very much Japan, ladies in kimonos etc. Lots of nice gardens there. Wild guess: Tokyo Akasaka Imperial Garden. 

[Dirk Van der Herten]

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You have almost arrived. We're in Tokyo, but it's not the garden of the imperial palace.

These gardens,  a bit more than 7 km north of the imperial palace, are famous. Matcha served in the traditional teahouse near the pond tastes delicious.

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[stephan54]

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Edited September 13, 2020 by stephan54

[stuny]

The matcha tea (which I did not like) reminded me - Hama-Rikyu Garden

[Dirk Van der Herten]

It's not the Hamarikyu Garden.

[larsv]

Rikugien Garden? (Googled result 🤫)

[Dirk Van der Herten]

Excellent!

Your turn now.

[larsv]

Thank you, Dirk.  What are the six elements of Waka?

Name of the city, please

 

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Edited September 14, 2020 by larsv

[larsv]

An hour by ship from the city.

 

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Edited September 14, 2020 by larsv

[Dirk Van der Herten]

1 hour ago, larsv said:

Thank you, Dirk.  What are the six elements of Waka?

I had no idea, but I looked it up for you.

As you will have read, the conception of this garden was based on waka poetry, a specific classical Japanese form of poetry. Still written today, for example by the present emperor. The garden has specific spots inspired by waka poetry, each one indicated on a plaque in the garden.

As to the name Rikugien: in kanji the name of this garden is 六義園 so in fact we have to call this garden the "Rikugi garden" and not Rikugien garden, the last kanji (園, pronounced "en") already meaning "garden".  The kanji 六 means "six", and the kanji 義 has several meanings, but can be translated here as "tenets". So the full name could be translated as the Six Tenets Garden, referring to the six elements to be found in waka poetry. And what are those six elements? (i) Hymns, (ii) odes, (iii) airs, (iv) narrative, (v) explicit comparisons and (vi) implicit comparisons.

Now as to your photos, the logo on the planes, the style of the building, the surrounding landscape, and of course good old Mr. Google, lead me to the Convention Center in Vancouver.

 

[larsv]

Hi Dirk,  Thank you very much!  And Vancouver it is. Your turn again.

[Dirk Van der Herten]

My pleasure.

This time I'll leave it for someone else to post.

[stuny]

Let's try this one:

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[a.j.z]

Must be a pretty famous hotel if we are supposed to identify it by a view of the pool by night

Edited September 15, 2020 by a.j.z

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[stuny]

No, just the city.