Talk:Okayama

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I see we have a Japanese class working on this article again. Sensei, please clean up after your students and make sure the stuff they add is both perfect English and relevant to the travel guide... Jpatokal 01:34, 4 August 2006 (EDT)

[edit] usable?

I've been adding to the article, and I'd like to get its status up to at least a usable, does anyone think it's ready yet? If it is, who changes it, and if it isn't what specificly needs to be added/changed?

Anybody can, just read through Wikitravel:Article status and see if you think it's up to scratch. I think it's OK contentwise, although the formatting (eg. the restaurant listings in Eat) needs some work. Jpatokal 21:35, 22 October 2006 (EDT)

[edit] sugei?

Actually, even in Tokyo, it's common for men to say suge- instead of sugoi. I'd only consider this dialect if the women do it too... Jpatokal 21:37, 22 October 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Street names

There are numerous factual errors with regards to place names. Momotaro info box: Momotaro Odori is not the main shopping street. Momotaro Odori may be the financial center and host to all the banks, but it has very few retail stores. Buy: Okayama Shopping Street is probably a reference to the Omotecho shopping mall. There are several similar shopping arcades in Okayama, including one on either side of Okayama station. (One gets a passing mention in the "Sleep" section!) Listing only one is at best misleading. Do: Momotaro Festival has not been held on "(where else) Momotaro Odori" for several years. The center of the Momotaro/Uraja festival(s) is nearer city hall and the Sega Joypolis on Shiyakusho-suji (the avenue running from Okayama Station to City Hall.) Get in: Okayama is served by several international routes. Only domestic flights are listed. Get around: There are two tram lines, not one as indicated.

Please plunge forward! Jpatokal 02:58, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

Thanks for your encouragement Jpatokal. I have edited, added and deleted as I felt necessary. Hope it helps.