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[[Image:Kakagawalogo.svg|right|thumb|300px|The logo of Kakagawa in GTA San Andreas.]]
  
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|name = Kakagawa
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|type = Electronics company
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[The Lost and Damned]]<br>[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''
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'''Kakagawa''' (Japanese Katakana: カカガワ) is a [[Japan]]ese electronics company that appears in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''.
   
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==Description==
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'''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 as well as verious printers and hand dryers. The logo also appears on police radios in police vehicles and 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]].
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In GTA IV, Kakagawa manufacturers various computers, printers, hand dryers, police radios, cash registers, jukeboxes, and has shipping containers across [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]]. [[Kakagawa Building|Kakagawa's headquarters]] are located on Myung, [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]], near the [[Auto Eroticar]] dealership, and they also have a large warehouse in the [[LVA Freight Depot]], [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]], [[San Andreas (3D Universe)|San Andreas]].
   
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==Products (A-Z)==
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At [[TW@]] internet cafes, hospitals, 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''.
  
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===3D Universe===
   
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*Unknown electronic products <small>'''(SA)'''</small>
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==Name==
  
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*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.
  
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*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''".
  
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*In the [[wp:Tagalog|Filipino language]] "kakagawa" translates to "just made" in English.
  
   
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===HD Universe===
   
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*Kakagawa TV <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
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==Products==
  
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===GTA III Era===
  
   
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*Kakagawa Cashstar Cash Register <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
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*Unknown electronic products
  
   
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*Kakagawa Computer <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
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===GTA IV Era===
  
   
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*Kakagawa TV
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*Kakagawa Hand Dryer <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Music Ultra-Pro <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
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*Kakagawa Computer
  
   
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*Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro Photocopier <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small>
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*Kakagawa Hand Dryer
  
   
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*Kakagawa Police Radio <small>'''(IV) (V (replaced by [[Wiwang]] in [[Enhanced Version]]))'''</small>
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*Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Photocopier
  
   
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*Kakagawa Police Radio
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*Kakagawa Printer <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
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*Kakagawa Water Instalations.
  
   
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*Kakagawa Shower <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small>
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== Gallery ==
  
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==Trivia==
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*Inside various interiors, you may see a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ''ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol''.
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*The Cashstar's logo is made using the Pricedown font (which is used in Grand Theft Auto's main logo). Plus, the name is a nod to Grand Theft Auto's developers and publishers, [[Rockstar Games]].
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*The Power Ultra 3000 Pro printer makes an appearance as an easter egg in another Rockstar production, ''[[Max Payne|Max Payne 3]]''.
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*[[Ray Bulgarin]] owns a Music Ultra-Pro in his house.
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*In ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'', some boxes with Kakagawa logo appears during the cutscenes of [[Wade Heston]] missions in [[Bohan]].
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===Name===
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*The name may have been derived from the [[Japan]]ese city of [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8E%9B%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82 掛川]([[wp:Kakegawa, Shizuoka|Kakegawa]]), where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. It may also be a play on words for the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%88%E5%B7%9D%E7%9C%8C 神奈川県]([[wp:Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa Prefecture]]), a large prefecture including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama City], just south of Tokyo in the Kanto Region of Japan.
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*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''". "''shit creek''" is derived from the Scottish term "''up shit creek without a paddle''", which means to be in a difficult situation without an easy solution.
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==Gallery==
 
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Kakagawa-GTASA-LVAFreightDepot-exterior.jpg|Kakagawa establishment at the [[LVA Freight Depot]] in [[Las Venturas]], in GTA San Andreas.
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Kakagawa-GTASA-LVAFreightDepot-exterior.jpg|Kakagawa warehouse at the [[LVA Freight Depot]] in [[Las Venturas]], in GTA San Andreas.
 
Prudential Financial GTA 3.png|[[Kakagawa Building|Kakagawa headquarters]] in [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]], GTA IV.
  
Prudential Financial GTA 3.png|[[Kakagawa Building|Kakagawa headquarters]] in [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]], GTA IV.
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kakagawacashstar.PNG|A Kakagawa Cashstar.
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kakagawa_handdrier.PNG|A Kakagawa hand dryer.
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musicultrapro.PNG|A Kakagawa Music Ultra-Pro.
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kakagawaultrapro.PNG|A Kakagawa Power Ultra Pro 3000 Photocopier.
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kakagawaprinter.PNG|A Kakagawa printer.
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ultraproeasteregg.PNG|An easter egg which can be seen on a Kakagawa Power Ultra Pro 3000 Photocopier.
 
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Revision as of 05:48, 15 June 2019

Kakagawa (Japanese Katakana: カカガワ) is a Japanese electronics company that appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V.

Description

In GTA IV, Kakagawa manufacturers various computers, printers, hand dryers, police radios, cash registers, jukeboxes, and has shipping containers across Liberty City. Kakagawa's headquarters are located on Myung, Alderney City, Alderney, near the Auto Eroticar dealership, and they also have a large warehouse in the LVA Freight Depot, Las Venturas, San Andreas.

Products (A-Z)

3D Universe

  • Unknown electronic products (SA)

HD Universe

  • Kakagawa TV (IV)
  • Kakagawa Cashstar Cash Register (IV)
  • Kakagawa Computer (IV)
  • Kakagawa Hand Dryer (IV)
  • Kakagawa Music Ultra-Pro (IV)
  • Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro Photocopier (IV) (V)
  • Kakagawa Printer (IV)
  • Kakagawa Shower (IV) (V)

Trivia

  • Inside various interiors, you may see a Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro. The screen of the photocopier has an Easter egg as the screen reads: ERROR Unleash ninja guru lol.
  • The Cashstar's logo is made using the Pricedown font (which is used in Grand Theft Auto's main logo). Plus, the name is a nod to Grand Theft Auto's developers and publishers, Rockstar Games.
  • The Power Ultra 3000 Pro printer makes an appearance as an easter egg in another Rockstar production, Max Payne 3.

Name

There are a few different possible origins for the company's name:

  • The name may have been derived from the Japanese city of 掛川(Kakegawa), where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. It may also be a play on words for the 神奈川県(Kanagawa Prefecture), a large prefecture including Yokohama City, just south of Tokyo in the Kanto Region of Japan.
  • 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". "shit creek" is derived from the Scottish term "up shit creek without a paddle", which means to be in a difficult situation without an easy solution.

Gallery

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