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franzwong on May 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Chinese Number Websites

I heard some people say, Japanese use the same way to memorize the year of some historical events

ojii on May 4, 2014 [–]

Or chose the heights of new buildings. Tokyo Skytree was built 634 meters high, because that number can be read "Musashi", the name for the ancient province of what is roughly present day Tokyo.

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