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  BootsnAll.com - Huis Ten Bosch, Japan - September 1999
In Huis Ten Bosch itself there are a number of reasonably priced restaurants, some more exclusive a la carte options and a variety of shops selling traditional Dutch food, such as cheese and smoked sausages, the free samples alone can make a filling snack.
In a glorious celebration of Japanese-Dutch harmony the Huis Ten Bosch project began on March 25, 1992, on the island of Hario-jima in Omura Bay.
Huis Ten Bosch, which is Dutch for "House in the Woods", is the name of the Dutch Royal Family's residence, a complete replica of which forms the centre piece of the town.
www.bootsnall.com /asiatravelguides/tokyo/sep99huisten.shtml   (2335 words)

  
  Huis ten Bosch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huis ten Bosch is one of the four official palaces of the Dutch Royal Family, located in the Hague in the Netherlands.
Napoleon Bonaparte's brother, Louis Napoleon, king of the Netherlands briefly lived in the palace between 1805 and 1807.
When William I was proclaimed King of the Netherlands, he made Huis ten Bosch one of his official residences.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huis_ten_Bosch   (279 words)

  
 Huis ten Bosch
On Wednesday, 21 March, Huis ten Bosch's beauties were ready to strutt their stuff on the catwalk of Lush, in one of the highlights on the HTB social calendar.
The annual Mr and Miss Huis ten Bosch function was held at one of Stellenbosch's finest cocktail bars, and the theme of the evening was "A night at the movies".
Huis ten Bosch en Huis Marais gaan Jool 2008 saam aanpak en die dames van Huis ten Bosch het gisteraand, 19 Maart die ja-woord gaan gee by Huis Marais.
www0.sun.ac.za /huistenbosch/nuus.php   (226 words)

  
 Palace Huis Ten Bosch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The project Après Nous le Deluge was opened in November 1995 in the replica of the Palace Huis Ten Bosch (the official residence of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands) in Nagasaki, Japan.
With the approval of Simon Levie, former director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, whose activities include adviser to Huis Ten Bosch City, Vlugt was recommended for the commission.
After visiting the Nagasaki Palace Huis ten Bosch in July 1992 Vlugt began designing the ornaments, to correspond in the style with Scholte's murals, resulting in a 'Gesamtkunst- werk'.
iias.leidenuniv.nl /iiasn/iiasn7/ascul/tenbosch.html   (467 words)

  
 The Dutch Royal House
Huis ten Bosch Palace, the Queen’s home since 1981, is located in the north-eastern part of The Hague.
Huis ten Bosch Palace began its life as the Sael van Oranje (Hall of the Oranges), a summer residence for Stadholder Frederik Hendrik and his wife, Amalia van Solms.
After Willem I was proclaimed King of the Netherlands in 1815, members of the royal family often lived in Huis ten Bosch, among them King Willem I himself and his wife, Queen Wilhelmina.
www.koninklijkhuis.nl /english/content.jsp?objectid=13402   (184 words)

  
 Royal The Hague - City guide - History and royalty - Huis ten Bosch Palace
Huis ten Bosch Palace (House in the Woods) is located in the beautiful Haagse Bos.
'Huis ten Bosch' was built in 1654 as a summer residence for Amalia van Solms, wife of Stadtholder Frederick Hendrik, and was a rather small palace with a central hall and a dome surrounded by several rooms.
Huis ten Bosch was later used as a summer residence for the Royal families and has been restored to its former splen-dour for the present Royal residents, HM Queen Beatrix and her family.
www.holland.com /denhaag/gb/cityguide/history/huistenbosch.html   (191 words)

  
 CNN.com - Nagasaki's Dutch theme falters - Feb. 26, 2003
Huis Ten Bosch Co has filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of 229 billion yen ($1.95 billion), making it Japan's largest theme park related failure.
Huis Ten Bosch also built on the Nagasaki area's history as Japan's sole gateway for international trade from 1639 to the late 1850s, a time when the Dutch were allowed a trading post on the small island of Dejima while almost all other foreigners were shut out.
When Huis Ten Bosch saw its customer numbers plunge in the latter half of the 1990s amid increased competition from other facilities, a drop in visitors from other Asian nations and a sputtering Japanese economy, it found itself in deep trouble.
www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/asia/02/26/japan.dutch.reut   (633 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In June 2004, a regeneration plan was unveiled for the Kyushu theme park, Huis ten Bosch, an "authentic" recreation of a Dutch town that had recently been declared bankrupt.
Each one a byproduct of that mythical time known as The Bubble Years, Japan is littered with recreations of towns and villages from cultures that are no more Japanese than a hamburg steak or a bowl of curry-rice, many of which have paid handsomely for their authenticity.
Huis Ten Bosch has had to learn this to its considerable financial cost.
www.jonwilks.com /themes.html   (834 words)

  
 Jan Dodd : Japan : Reviews
Huis ten Bosch, on Japan's southerly Kyushu island, is the most ambitious of several theme parks which opened in the early 1990's.
Apart from the Domtoren tower, the showpieces are a clone of Gouda's chocolate-box City Hall and a stunning rendition of Queen Beatrix's official residence, the Paleis Huis ten Bosch, or "House in the Forest".
Eventually Huis ten Bosch will be launched as a fully functioning city that, as far as possible, is environmentally benign.
www.jandodd.com /japan/articles2.htm   (1420 words)

  
 Going Dutch At Huis Ten Bosch: ThingsAsian
Huis ten Bosch is a grand-scale Dutch-theme park about 40 minutes by rail from Nagasaki.
Huis ten Bosch, the world's biggest waterfront resort, is as big as the Principality of Monaco.
But at Huis ten Bosch, the nearest you'll get to the whiff of a joint is by going down to the harbour and pointing your nose towards India.
www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1628   (1513 words)

  
 JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
Known as the “Ten Million Dollar Night View,” the view of Nagasaki from Mt. Inasa is treasured by locals and visitors alike.
A relatively recent addition to Nagasaki’s tourism spots, Huis Ten Bosch was the brain child of Yoshikuni Kamichika, who, after visiting the Netherlands in 1979, decided to re-create a classic 17th century style Dutch town.
Huis Ten Bosch is complete with more than 3 miles of canals, replicas of famous Dutch buildings and a classic Dutch flower garden..
www.japancorner.com /nagasaki.asp   (1238 words)

  
 Illywhacker - Huis Ten Bosch Japan
Huis Ten Bosch is a Dutch name, is it a place...
HTB marina and the stern of the de Liefde
HTB marina lies on the shore of a large lake, Omura Wan which is 20nm across and accessible to the ocean so short cruises were easy too.
www.illywhacker.com /cruising_stories/huis_ten_bosch.htm   (303 words)

  
 Hotel Listings & Destination Guide for Asia - Japan - Kyushu - North ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Huis ten Bosch (daily 9am-9pm; Jan, Feb, Nov and Dec 9am-8pm; last admission two hours before closing) is divided into an exclusive residential district, Wassenaar, and the public areas where you'll find a bewildering choice of museums and attractions, plus dozens of souvenir shops and numerous restaurants.
The best way to get around Huis ten Bosch is on foot, wandering along the canals and past quaint, brick-faced houses on streets refreshingly free of advertising hoardings, loudspeakers and the electrical spaghetti you find elsewhere in Japan.
In the far southwest corner, Paleis Huis ten Bosch is a perfect replica of the Dutch royal palace - at least on the outside.
www.eztrip.com /dg_viewLocation_formId-71876.html   (615 words)

  
 Jan van der Heyden: Huis ten Bosch, view of the garden facade (64.65.2) | Object Page | Timeline of Art History | The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Huis ten Bosch, view of the garden facade, dated ca.
The Huis ten Bosch, or House in the Wood, still the residence of the Dutch queen today, originally was built for Amalia van Solms, wife of Stadholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange, as a retreat in the wooded meadowlands outside The Hague.
Designed around 1645 by the Dutch courtly architects Pieter Post and Jacob van Campen, the palace was distinguished from the other courtly residences by a centralized, classical Italian composition, to which the garden was carefully fitted.
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/hd/gard_1/hod_64.65.2.htm   (240 words)

  
 Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Huis Ten Bosch Co. announced a restructuring plan Monday that includes jobs cuts, bank debt forgiveness and the closure of the Holland Village.
Holland Village should not be confused with Huis Ten Bosch, located adjacent to Sasebo Naval Base’s Hario Housing Village, he added.
In 1992, the company built Huis Ten Bosch, modeled on the brick-paved streets of 17th-century Holland.
www.stripes.com /01/oct01/ed101701d.html   (269 words)

  
 CNN.com - Tokyo Disneyland may bid on park - Apr. 3, 2003
The operator of Tokyo Disneyland, Japan's Oriental Land Co, is interested in reviving the failed theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co., according to a report in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on Friday.
Huis Ten Bosch's theme park, which creates a 17th century Dutch village lifestyle, opened in 1992 in the city of Sasebo in the southern Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki.
Oriental Land is seen as a strong candidate to rebuild Huis Ten Bosch, given the solid performance of Tokyo Disneyland.
cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/asia/04/03/japan.park.biz   (383 words)

  
 Nagasaki : Side Trips | Frommers.com
A 1-day pass to Huis Ten Bosch costs ¥4,800 ($40) for adults, ¥3,600 ($30) for children 12 to 17, and ¥2,600 ($22) for children 4 to 11 (under 3 go free).
Or take a bus from the Ken-ei Bus Terminal (across from Nagasaki Station) to Huis Ten Bosch (65 min.); there are more than 15 departures daily, and the cost is ¥1,350 ($11) one-way.
Note: At press time, Huis Ten Bosch had declared bankruptcy but was still open and looking for a buyer; ask the folks at the Nagasaki tourist office about the current state of affairs before going out there.
www.frommers.com /destinations/nagasaki/2947010011.html   (447 words)

  
 Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch is a residential water front resort project with the theme of "symbiosis between nature and mankind".
"Huis ten Bosch" is named after the palace where Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands resides.
A special waste water treatment system is introduced within the project site so that no water waste is discharged directly to the sea nor to the canal.
www.nihonsekkei.co.jp /en/works/works_10/10_06.html   (70 words)

  
 Huis Ten Bosch in Kushu Island Japan
Huis Ten Bosch locates in Kyushu Island, western part of Japan.
Huis Ten Bosch means "House in Forest" in Netherlandic.
However, outside of Huis Ten Bosch buildings are very traditional but inside of the buildings are equipped with modern facilities.
www.ne.jp /asahi/yume/dreams/main/English_nagasaki_haus_tenbosch.htm   (138 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
If a first-year student in Holland works very hard at Japanese and ends in the top twenty of his or her year, he or she is able to follow the second year of his or her studies in Japan.
The second year of the Japanese course at Huis Ten Bosch is taught in much the same way as in Leiden, with the same exams, but with much added value.
Every day Huis Ten Bosch being a theme-park attracts lots of tourists, who welcome the opportunity to talk with real Dutch people wearing wooden shoes.
iias.leidenuniv.nl /iiasn/iiasn2/eastasia/bosch.txt   (810 words)

  
 Lowell at Huis Ten Bosch
Huis Ten Bosch was an educational and cultural experience in which I learned about Japan's place in world history moreso than I could find in my secondary school books.
At close to $2 Billion (US) sum total, HTB was probably the most expensive project that I have been involved with (from the inception).
We sang and spoke all parts in Japanese and every major building landmark in the Netherlands was re-created to full scale including the palace of Queen Beatrix and palace gardens from the original blueprint which could not be included on the original site.
www.aardvarkmastering.com /lnoel/htb.htm   (972 words)

  
 VirtualTourist.com - sunnywong's Sasebo Travelogue - Huis Ten Bosch --- Dutch town in Japan
Huis Ten Bosch (Dutch for "house in the forest")
Huis Ten Bosch re-creates the charm and beauty of a 17th century Dutch village.
Visitors may choose to walk around Huis Ten Bosch or travel by canal cruiser, classic taxis or buses.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/tt/2c540   (291 words)

  
 Johannes Van Den Bosch ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
The Huis ten Bosch Seen from the Side Jan van der Heyden (Dutch, 1637-1712)Oil on
The visitors of House Ten Bosch Stad are also treated to a number of special events, like a highly stylized version of the big flood in Zeeland.
The continued fascination for Bosch's work is illustrated by the modern and contemporary works included in the exhibition by art...
wwar.com /masters/b/bosch-johannes_van_den.html   (1148 words)

  
 Huis Ten Bosch
We spent January 2nd at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch theme park north of Nagasaki.
Huis Ten Bosch was all lit up for the holiday season.
Riding one of the few rides at Huis Ten Bosch.
mysite.verizon.net /vzeeap3s/id49.html   (116 words)

  
 ANA Hotel JR Huis Ten Bosch Japan Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Comfort and Relaxation: Our spacious guestrooms, most with magnificent views of Huis Ten Bosch, draw you back to relax after a carefree day spent exploring the park's attractions.
ANA Hotel JR Huis Ten Bosch offers variety of banquet halls for all sorts of themes and Directions as the precious stage people's hearts cross.
This is the big public bath, only one natural hot spring in Huis Ten Bosch.
www.asiahotels.net /japanesehotels/hotels-kyushu-okinawa/ana-hotel-jr-huis-ten-bosch.php3   (424 words)

  
 Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Even though there was no wind at one point in the race, the group refused to quit, hanging in until it became apparent the wind would not pick up.
The vast majority of the 200 boats turned around, started their motors and headed back to the Huis Ten Bosch Marina.
However, the ever-hopeful Maritime Girls, who crewed in the race as “Team Catalina,” waited and waited, and were the last competitors to abandon the effort.
www.stripes.com /01/sep01/ed091101d.html   (787 words)

  
 mykp.co.uk by Mike Porter - Kyushu
Japan has links to Holland from the 16th century as the dutch where the first western people to arrive in Japan in 1571 and Huis ten Bosch was built to celebrate these links and to let the Japanese people experience Holland without even leaving Japan.
If you plan to visit Huis ten bosch then take earphones as the rides and shows do have English narration, but you need earphones to listen to them.
Admission prices for Huis Ten Bosch range from 2600 yen to 5200 yen for a day pass.
www.mykp.co.uk /printver.asp?id=13   (780 words)

  
 Map of Huis Ten Bosch (theme park), Sasebo, Japan - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
Map of Huis Ten Bosch (theme park), Sasebo, Japan - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
Map of Huis Ten Bosch (theme park), Sasebo, Japan
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encarta.msn.com /map_701601969/Huis_Ten_Bosch.html   (59 words)

  
 hotel nikko huis ten bosch
Taking a departure from the fixed concept for theme parks, in pursuit of the ideals of culture, arts, and ecology, Huis Ten Bosch was created to be the "most unique town in the world."
The 'Hotel Nikko Huis Ten Boch' is a perfect example for this stage.
To thoroughly enjoy Huis Ten Bosch, you must stay overnight.
www.nikko-htb.co.jp /language/english/e_deta/infomation/e_top_main97.html   (79 words)

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