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2 unusual facts about NASU


Nasu Imperial Villa

Nasu Imperial Villa, located in the town of Nasu, Nasu District in Tochigi Prefecture, is a retreat used by the Japanese Imperial Family.

Tochigi Prefecture

Other famous parts of Tochigi include a region called Nasu known for onsen and local sake and ski resorts.


Iou Kuroda

In 2003, Kuroda's work Nasu was brought to the attention of animator and director Kitarō Kōsaka by Kōsaka's long-time collaborator from Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, a fan of cycling.

Kara no Kyōkai

Nasu and Takeuchi later formed Type-Moon, and in 2001, featured a portion of the book in their 2001 Tsukihime fandisk, Tsukihime PLUS-DISC, which saw Kara no Kyōkai gain significant popularity, leading it to be released as a dōjinshi publication at Comiket 61 on December 30, 2001.

Kinoko Nasu

428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de - Nasu wrote a special scenario for the game, with fellow Type-Moon co-founder Takashi Takeuchi providing the character designs.

Together with junior high school classmate and friend, Takashi Takeuchi, Nasu formed Type-Moon in 2000, originally as a dōjin group to create the visual novel Tsukihime, which soon gained immense popularity, much of which is attributed to Nasu's unique style of storytelling.

Kuroiso, Tochigi

The station's bus terminal also made Kuroiso a gateway to the neighboring town of Nasu, known in Japan for its mountain hot springs and as the location of the Nasu Imperial Villa.

Kyiv Natural Science Lyceum No. 145

Lectures and courses in high school are taught by professors of universities and research staff of NASU.

For research students are admitted to the Lyceum in the laboratory research institutes of the NASU.


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