Could someone help translating plz?

Bouhatei · 27 Jan 2010

Hi everyone,
I hope I am posting this in the right section of the forum. (cute smileys and great forum by the way!)

I hope someone can help me?
In Holland we have a tv show now that is filmed in Japan. It's called 'the Mole' (perhaps some of you know this concept?) . It's supposed to be full of hints to the person sabotaging the game, in short.

At any rate. One of the locations a game was being filmed was called 'Geisenkaku Garden'.
This is supposed to be near Nagasaki.

Can someone kindly:
1. confirm to me if this really exists (as I can't find it on the web)
2. tell me what the word 'geisenkaku' means if anything? Alledgedly this could be translated literally as shell game (geisen/ gesen = game, kaku = shell), genkaku alledgedly is an illusion???

I would greatly appreciate any help or information anyone could give me.

Bouhatei · 27 Jan 2010

Apparantly this is how it's spelled in Japanese:

ぎょうせんかく

Ashikaga · 27 Jan 2010

Bouhatei said:
Apparantly this is how it's spelled in Japanese:
ぎょうせんかく
:?

I don't know the meaning of the name but Gyousenkaku (迎仙閣) is a famous garden in Nagasaki according to the internet often used for TV/films.

Bouhatei · 27 Jan 2010

Arigato!! That is very helpful indeed!!

I hope you or someone else tell me if 'geisen' or 'gesen' means anything?

In the show they spelled the name like 'Geisenkaku' . This could be a mistake simply, but on some website it was mentioned that 'geisen' or 'gesen' means something like game, and ''kaku' can mean (a.o.) shell.

Is this correct?

I am asking because they are sometimes misspelling things as a hint etc. :?

Thank you very much for your help!

Toritoribe · 27 Jan 2010

Bouhatei said:
I hope you or someone else tell me if 'geisen' or 'gesen' means anything?
In the show they spelled the name like 'Geisenkaku' . This could be a mistake simply, but on some website it was mentioned that 'geisen' or 'gesen' means something like game, and ''kaku' can mean (a.o.) shell.
Is this correct?
I am asking because they are sometimes misspelling things as a hint etc. :?

No, it's not correct. The two words you mentioned are written in different kana or kanji from 迎仙閣. Geisen/Gesen/Ge-sen is the shortened version of ゲームセンター or "game center" and always written in kana. There is no kanji for ゲーセン. Similarly, "kaku" for "shell" is 殻.
Apparently, 迎仙閣[Gyousenkaku] is named from 行仙岳[Gyousendake] which is the name of a mountain nearby the garden, just from a quick search. (迎仙 and 行仙 have the same pronunciation.)

Here's the meaning of the three kanji.

迎: to welcome/greet/receive
仙: an immortal/benevolent wizard living in the mountains/mountain hermit or a place they live
閣: a tall building(often used for hotel's names)

Thus, 迎仙閣 can be interpreted as "the (tall) building to welcome the mountain hermits."

hope this helps

Bouhatei · 28 Jan 2010

Ahhh I see!!

Yes in fact his helps a lot!!

Thank you very much indeed, arigato!

Bouhatei · 5 Feb 2010

Hi everyone.
I have two small questions that I hope someone can help me with.
First of all can someone kindly tell me what this sentence says exactly?
(preferably per sign if possible)
Alledgedly it was something about 'go towards the sun, enjoy the scenery and there will be a reward in the end.. :? )
And secondly : does this drawing of a temple resemble any Japanese sign?
Arigato, many thanx in advance for any help or information!

Toritoribe · 5 Feb 2010

As for the first picture, I believe that the 3rd and 4th kanji should be one kanji(not "虫 + 累" but "螺"), because 螺旋 is one word to mean "spiral."
明日: tomorrow
螺旋: spiral
写真: photograph
答: answer
景色: scenery/view

As for the second one, that's a stone lantern placed on gardens or graves.

Bouhatei · 5 Feb 2010

Arigato Toritoribe! Many thanx this is really very helpful indeed!

As it turned out the candidates had an assignment in a cinema the next day, (i.e. 'moving pictures' ) so this may very well be a hint.

Bouhatei · 24 Mar 2010

Moshi moshi.
I hope someone can kindly help me with the following.
Can someone decipher what it says on this bandana ? It may be mirrored I am not sure of this. Alledgedly it means something like 'ready for the fight' ?
Can someone give me the litteral translation please with the kanji? :?
Many thanx in advance, arigato!

Toritoribe · 24 Mar 2010

闘魂[toukon]
fighting spirits

That is a well-known catch phrase of a Japanese pro-wrestler Antonio Inoki.

Bouhatei · 25 Mar 2010

Domo arigato Toritoribe!
I hope someone can indulge and help me once more with a translation, it would be very kind indeed!
Can someone please give me the literal translation of what it says on this card? It would be very helpful!!
Thank you in advance!

Toritoribe · 25 Mar 2010

オランダ坂[Oranda Zaka] ？(I can't decipher the character.)
Holland Slope ?

出島電停そばの橋にある大きな看板[Dejima dentei soba no hashi ni aru ookina kanban]
the big signboard on a bridge nearby the Dejima streetcar stop

Bouhatei · 25 Mar 2010

Toritoribe said:
オランダ坂[Oranda Zaka] ？(I can't decipher the character.)
Holland Slope ?

出島電停そばの橋にある大きな看板[Dejima dentei soba no hashi ni aru ookina kanban]
the big signboard on a bridge nearby the Dejima streetcar stop

Domo arigato Toritoribe.
Yes this episode was concerning the Holland Slope i.e. the Dutch Slope in Nagasaki.
It makes perfect sense to me.

Thank you so much for your help!!

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