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J-Word Play: March ’11

ByPaul Schuble

1000枚の葉っぱがある場所はどこでしょう?

(1000まいのはっぱがあるばしょはどこでしょう?)


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Answer: 千葉(ちば). The riddle asks what place has a thousand leaves. The answer is the Japanese prefecture Chiba, because its kanji (千葉) mean thousand and leaf, respectively.


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