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[[Image:Kakagawalogo.svg|right|thumb|300px|The logo of Kakagawa in GTA San Andreas.]]
  
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'''Kakagawa''' is an electronics company that appears in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
  
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|type = Electronics company
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''<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]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''.
   
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==Description==
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In GTA IV, Kakagawa manufacturers various computers, printers, hand dryers, police radios in police vehicles, cash registers, and has shipping containers across [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|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]], [[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==
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==Products (A-Z)==
 
===3D Universe===
  
===3D Universe===
   
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*Unknown electronic products
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*Unknown electronic products <small>'''(SA)'''</small>
   
 
===HD Universe===
  
===HD Universe===
   
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*Kakagawa TV
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*Kakagawa TV <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Cashstar Cash Register
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*Kakagawa Cashstar Cash Register <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Computer
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*Kakagawa Computer <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Hand Dryer
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*Kakagawa Hand Dryer <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Photocopier
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*Kakagawa Music Ultra-Pro <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Power Ultra 3000 Pro Photocopier <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small>
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*Kakagawa Police Radio
  
   
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*Kakagawa Small Printer
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*Kakagawa Police Radio <small>'''(IV) (V)'''</small>
   
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*Kakagawa Water Installations (?)
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*Kakagawa Printer <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
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*Kakagawa Shower <small>'''(IV)'''</small>
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The company could be based on the Japanese manufacturer [[wp:Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]. Despite the real-life company's line of business being manufacturing heavy machinery such as military and civilian vehicles, they both have similar names and logos.
 
*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''.
  
*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]].
  
*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 printer makes an appearance as an easter egg in another Rockstar production, ''[[Max Payne|Max Payne 3]]''.
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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.
   
 
===Name===
  
===Name===
 
There are a few different possible origins for the company's name:
  
There are a few different possible origins for the company's 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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*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. It may also be a play on words for the [[wp:Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa Prefecture]], a large prefecture just north 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''".
  
*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.
  
*In the [[wp:Tagalog|Filipino language]] "kakagawa" translates to "just made" in English.
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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 08:37, 26 April 2016

Kakagawa (Japanese Katakana: カカガワ) is a Japanese electronics company that appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV 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 Police Radio (IV) (V)
  • Kakagawa Printer (IV)
  • Kakagawa Shower (IV)

Trivia

  • The company could be based on the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki. Despite the real-life company's line of business being manufacturing heavy machinery such as military and civilian vehicles, they both have similar names and logos.
  • 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 Kakegawa, where there is a factory that makes glass for televisions. It may also be a play on words for the Kanagawa Prefecture, a large prefecture just north 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".
  • In the Filipino language "kakagawa" translates to "just made" in English.

Gallery

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