50 Is Yamaguchi cursed to have"ugly" girls? (Places in Japan Known for "Beautiful" & "Ugly" Women)

<p>On this episode of <em>Ichimon Japan</em> we ask: Is Yamaguchi cursed to have "ugly" girls? We also discuss other places in Japan known for having many beautiful/ugly women.</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Topics Discussed<br /></strong></h2> <ul> <li>The three most scenic views in Japan</li> <li>What the <em>Sandaibijin </em>(三大美人) is</li> <li>What places in Japan are most known for having beautiful women</li> <li>Fukuoka (Hakata), Akita, and Kyoto's status as places in Japan known for having many beautiful women</li> <li>How Kanazawa/Ishikawa/Kaga is known for having beautiful women</li> <li>Some theories about why Hakata, Akita and Kyoto (supposedly) have so many beautiful women</li> <li>The theory that short days and humid climate contributes to the white and moist skin of Akita's women</li> <li>How white/fair skin is considered beautiful by many in Japan</li> <li>The theory that the women of Kyoto are cultured and refined so that results in there being so many beautiful women in Kyoto</li> <li>The theory that collagen consumption via <em>motsunabe </em>and chicken helps produce the beautiful women of Hakata</li> <li>How pleasure districts might be connected to the impression that Akita, Fukuoka, and Kyoto have many beautiful women</li> <li>The idea that the Sea of Japan side of Japan is home to many beautiful women</li> <li>The theory that genetic mixing may be a reason for why the Sea of Japan side of Japan supposedly has so many beautiful women</li> <li>What the <em>Sandaibusu (三大ブス</em>) is</li> <li>The three places in Japan known for having "ugly women"</li> <li>Sendai, Nagoya, and Mito's status as the three places in Japan known for having many ugly women</li> <li>The theory that claims Tokugawa Yoshifusa sent groups of "ugly" women to Sendai, Nagoya, and Wakayama</li> <li>Nagoya's reputation as a boring place</li> <li>The so-called urban legend that women from Yamaguchi are all ugly</li> <li>The story of Oman's curse as a possible explanation for why women from Yamaguchi are supposedly u