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  Susami, Wakayama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Susami (すさみ町; -cho) is a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,712 and a density of 32.70 persons per km².
Off of the coast of Susami there is an underwater mailbox, which is an officially recognised mail collection point of Susami's postal system.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Susami,_Wakayama   (104 words)

  
 Wakayama travel guide - Wikitravel
Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
The main train hub is Wakayama, about one hour south of Osaka, or two hours to Kyoto on the Ocean Arrows limited express.
An underwater mailbox (すさみ海中郵便ポスト Susami Kaichu Yubin-Posto) [1] can be found at a depth of 10 meters off the coast of Susami, Wakayama, and is certified as the "World's deepest mailbox" in the Guinness Book of World Records 2002.
wikitravel.org /en/Wakayama_(prefecture)   (271 words)

  
 Squid » Wakayama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Pink Tentacle is reporting on Surumail, which are edible squid-flavored postcards that are being created by the fishing cooperative in Susami, Wakayama, Japan.
Produced by the Susami fishing cooperative, Surumail postcards consist of dried surume squid (Todarodes pacificus), the local seafood specialty.
Susami must be a pretty awesome place, because in addition to creating squid postcards, they also have a underwater mail collection box.
squid.us /tags/wakayama   (206 words)

  
 Weird Asia News, Chinese, Japanese, Asian | Strange, Odd, Crazy » 2006 » October
This mailbox is actually considered part of Susami’s postal system and mail is collected every day.
Susami is over a hundred kilometres away from Osaka in a not very densely populated but a highly mountainous part of Kinki.
This attraction is clearly an attempt at getting tourist dollars, but Susami is onto a winner, as it attracts the scuba divers.
www.weirdasianews.com /2006/10   (268 words)

  
 Wakayama Prefecture-cities
The prefectural capital, Wakayama City, is located at the mouth of the Kinokawa River.
The Kinan region is particularly reminiscent of more southern climes in Wakayama Prefecture, which is warm throughout the year.
The two castle towns of Tanabe and Shingu play a core role in politics, the economy, and culture, and they are located next to Shirahama and Katsuura, two well-known hot spring towns.
www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp /english/cities   (492 words)

  
 Cycling Trip Shikoku and Kii, Japan 1999 - week 4
We had a flat tire near a restaurant on a high cliff before Susami and put on the new outer tire, which we had carried with us since Matsuyama.
We had planned to camp somewhere along the way, but this area was not very inviting, as it is densely populated.
We decided to push on to Wakayama, where we had planned to leave the tandem and ship it to Kansai.
lightning.prohosting.com /~wvdl/japan/week4.htm   (1075 words)

  
 Wakayama ::: Pink Tentacle
Residents of the coastal town of Susami in Wakayama prefecture love the sea and the post office so much that the town once installed a mailbox on the ocean floor for scuba divers.
The postcards cost 320 yen (under $3) each and are available at the Susami post office and JR Susami station, as well as through the Susami fishing cooperative.
A daikon radish with a distinctly human shape is the talk of the town in Sasamicho, Wakayama prefecture.
www.pinktentacle.com /tag/wakayama   (892 words)

  
 Wakayama (Directory/Asia/Japan/Wakayama)
Wakayama Prefecture Profile Natural features "Wakayama" is the prefecture where spring comes before anywhere else in Honshu, the biggest island in the Japanese archipelago.
Residents of the coastal town of Susami in Wakayama prefecture love the sea and the post office so...
Wakayama Prefecture faces the Pacific ocean, and is located in the southwestern part of the Kii peninsula which is the biggest peninsula in...
www.worldwidirectory.com /Asia/Japan/Wakayama   (435 words)

  
 Happy Linux - RSS Center - Edible Squid Postcards And The Story Of Susami
Hell, if they’re popular in the coastal town of Susami, in the Wakayama prefecture of Japan, then they’ll catch on anywhere.
It turns out that the town of Susami has a sort of love affair with the sea.
Susami is not a town like any other.
linux2.ohwada.net /modules/rssc/single_feed.php?fid=123448   (332 words)

  
 International Newsletter| Fireworks (Hanabi) in August 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The place is a 10-minute walk from the JR Uchita Station on the JR Wakayama Line.
A 10-minute walk from the JR Hashimoto station on the JR Wakayama line or the Nankai Hashimoto Station on the Nankai Koya Line.
The Beach is a 3-minute walk from the JR Susami Station on the JR Kinokuni Line.
www.wakayama-info.net /intl/archives/2003_08_000042.php   (287 words)

  
 Susami Map | Japan Google Satellite Maps
This place is situated in Wakayama, Kinki, Japan, its geographical coordinates are 33° 33' 0" North, 135° 30' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Susami.
And last but not least you will find Susami and Japan travel services offer including cheap flights, cheap hotels and other accommodation deals at the bottom of this page.
If you would like to recommend this Susami map page to a friend, or if you just want to send yourself a reminder, here is the easy way to do it.
www.maplandia.com /japan/kinki/wakayama/susami   (546 words)

  
 Osaka Hotels - Festivals and events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A special event of Susami Town, it is held at the Susami bathing beach.
This ceremony reenacts the story of the princess Chujohime, who is said to have been led to the Buddha's Pure Land by 25 bodhisattvas.
People dressed as bodhisattvas walk in procession down the path leading from this world, represented by the Sabado Hall, to the Pure Land, represented by the Hondo (Main Hall) at the Taimadera Temple.
www.osaka-hotel.com /events.htm   (1096 words)

  
 Esoteric | News.blog Archive | CNET News.com
Succeeding where most would quit, he chronicled his ingenuity in a post titled "How I got mobile phone reception where there was no signal." We won't give away his secrets here, except to say that they involved Google Earth and a Wi-Fi antenna.
Pink Tentacle recently posted an item and photo of an official underwater mailbox off the coast of Susami in Japan's Wakayama prefecture.
But it may have some competition for bragging rights from the other side of the globe, in the Caribbean: Coral World, an observatory in St. Thomas, claims to have the first underwater mailbox in the world.
news.com.com /2062-11200_3-0.html?date=20060731   (148 words)

  
 trivago travelguide - Susami
Register now and add an interesting website about Susami or write your own review.
Nothing to see or do in Susami has yet been added to our directory...
Sign up for a trivago account and enter the landmarks of Susami here.
www.trivago.co.uk /susami-91626   (179 words)

  
 The Authority Explorer - August, 2004
Yuji Torimi, 51, a Kobe Municipal Government worker on the Shikishima-maru trawler, wasn't kidding.
He and fellow fisherman working off the coast of Susami, Wakayama, received the shock of their lives after a 770 pound (350-kilogram) blue pointer shark suddenly leaped out of the water and into their fishing boat, injuring Torimi, who suffered broken ribs after the huge marine creature's tail fin slammed into his chest.
They're man-eaters and you often see them in this area," Takuya Mori, head of a Susami aquarium, said.
www.trueauthority.com /explorer/explorer_august2004.htm   (640 words)

  
 Kansai Collection(WAKAYAMA)
This center sells souvenirs, specialty goods and craft arts of Wakayama.
The Internet site provides you with full information on traditional experience sites in Wakayama Prefecture.
This small island has a circular marine cave at its middle.
www.kansai.gr.jp /KansaiWindowhtml/Collection/English/PrefCode/PrefCode_30.html   (523 words)

  
 Wakayama Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wakayama Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
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weather.msn.com /region.aspx?wealocations=Wakayama   (45 words)

  
 Sunrise and Sunset Times for Susami, Wakayama, Japan in Japan North East
Sunrise and Sunset Times for Susami, Wakayama, Japan in Japan North East
Moon Rise Times and Lunar data for Susami, Wakayama, Japan
Sunrise and Sunset times for year 2005 - Susami, Wakayama, Japan
www.thesunrisetimes.com /Japan_North_East/Susami,_Wakayama,_Japan_.aspx   (71 words)

  
 BioMed Central | Full text | Complete mitochondrial genome sequences for Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planciand ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A specimen of Acanthaster planci for complete mtDNA sequencing was collected at Akajima Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in August 2003 by snorkeling.
We would like to express our deep thanks to Dr. Saki Harii, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland, for valuable encouragement and constructive criticism on the manuscript and her encouragement during this study.
We are grateful to Takuya Mori, Masaharu Mizukami and Kazusa Isozumi, Susami Crustacean Aquarium for their help with the A.
www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2164/7/17   (5487 words)

  
 Functional underwater mailbox! - Gizmowatch
The mailbox is one of its kinds in the global mailing system and take my word, as Edo says, is not a sunken relic.
It is located underwater off the coast of Susami, Wakayama, Japan and is officially recognized by the postal system, which collects around 200 posts everyday.
Perhaps, Susami that sounds like Tsunami, is adapting itself by devising innovative ways to face the tough times during hurricanes.
www.gizmowatch.com /entry/functional-underwater-mailbox   (451 words)

  
 Susami, Wakayama, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Susami, Wakayama, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / Japan / Locations / Susami, Wakayama
Maps and coordinates for Susami, Wakayama, Japan are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/japan/map/m371859/susami.html   (70 words)

  
 News - Edible Squid Postcards And The Story Of Susami - Software Headlines
News - Edible Squid Postcards And The Story Of Susami
Edible Squid Postcards And The Story Of Susami
More news and articles about Edible Squid Postcards And The Story Of Susami
www.softwareheadlines.com /modules/planet/view.article.php/69865   (590 words)

  
 eBizTutors.com
We have always touted the cost-effectiveness of postcard marketing, but now the town of Susami in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture has added something new to this already flexible strategy.
They’re selling edible postcards made from dried squid.
Dried squid are flattened and vacuum-packed, and then a label for writing addresses and a short message is applied.
www.ebiztutors.com /index.php/?paged=2   (3792 words)

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