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[[Image:Kakagawalogo.svg|right|thumb|300px|The logo of Kakagawa, from San Andreas]] | [[Image:Kakagawalogo.svg|right|thumb|300px|The logo of Kakagawa, from GTA San Andreas.]] | ||
'''Kakagawa''' is a company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. In one of the trailers for GTA IV, the Kakagawa logo appears on a computer monitor in [[Roman Bellic|Roman's]] taxi firm. The logo also appears on shipping containers across [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] | [[Image:Prudential_Financial_GTA_3.png|thumb|[[Kakagawa Building|Kakagawa headquarters]].]] | ||
'''Kakagawa''' is a company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. In one of the trailers for GTA IV, the Kakagawa logo appears on a computer monitor in [[Roman Bellic|Roman's]] taxi firm. The logo also appears on shipping containers across [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. The [[Kakagawa Building|headquarters for Kakagawa]] are located on Myung, [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]], near the [[Auto Eroticar]] dealership, and they also have a large warehouse in [[LVA Freight Depot]], [[Las Venturas]], [[San Andreas]]. | |||
At [[TW@]] internet cafes and various Vehicle Dealerships, the photocopier behind the cashier's desk is a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 | At [[TW@]] internet cafes and various Vehicle Dealerships, the photocopier behind the cashier's desk is a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier also has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ''ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol''. | ||
==Name== | |||
There are a few different possible origins for the company's name: | |||
*The name may have been derived from the [[Japan]]ese city of [[wp:Kakegawa, Shizuoka|Kakegawa]], where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. | |||
*As "kaka" may have been derived from "''cack''", i.e. "''shit''", and as "gawa" means "''river''" in Japanese, the name may be a play on the phrase "''shit creek''". | |||
*In the [[wp:Tagalog|Filipino language]] "kakagawa" translates to "just made" in English. | |||
[[Category:Corporations]] | [[Category:Corporations]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses]] | [[Category:Businesses]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas]] | ||
[[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 24 May 2010
Kakagawa is a company that appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV. In one of the trailers for GTA IV, the Kakagawa logo appears on a computer monitor in Roman's taxi firm. The logo also appears on shipping containers across Liberty City. The headquarters for Kakagawa are located on Myung, Alderney City, Alderney, near the Auto Eroticar dealership, and they also have a large warehouse in LVA Freight Depot, Las Venturas, San Andreas.
At TW@ internet cafes and various Vehicle Dealerships, the photocopier behind the cashier's desk is a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier also has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol.
Name
There are a few different possible origins for the company's name:
- The name may have been derived from the Japanese city of Kakegawa, where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions.
- As "kaka" may have been derived from "cack", i.e. "shit", and as "gawa" means "river" in Japanese, the name may be a play on the phrase "shit creek".
- In the Filipino language "kakagawa" translates to "just made" in English.