 For Whom The Bell Tolls
A cache by gribbon (adopted by The Muggle Family) Hidden: 2/2/2008
Size:  (Small) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Futenma Cave and Shrine can be reached by taking an immediate right
out of Camp Foster's Gate 6, also known as the American Legion
Gate. The shrine will be on the right side of Highway 330. Parking
is available very close to the cache site.
Locally called Futenma Gongen, this shrine is located in the
central part of Futenma, Ginowan City. It is one of eight shrines
built about five centuries ago by order of King Sho Kinpuku. There
are two ornate gold-laced buildings that combine classic Japanese
and Okinawan architecture.
Every year countless people pay visits to the shrine to pray for a
variety of reasons. They may pray for the safety of family members
or relatives who are soon to embark on long journeys. People also
come to pray for the safe and easy deliveries of soon to be born
babies.
For those special ceremonies, the Futenma Shrine is a famous place
to hold traditional weddings, and during the New Year season it is
crowded with people from all over the central region of
Okinawa.
Behind the shrine itself is a large cave that is filled with
calcium carbonate deposits formed over the centuries. Their eerie
shapes add a primal element to the atmosphere of the subterranean
worship chamber.
At the cave entrance sits a pair of stones symbolizing fertility,
which is another reason people visit the shrine. Some believe that
frequent visits to the shrine are efficacious for those couples who
want but have not been able to have children.
The cave is much smaller than the one in Kin town, but it is more
frequently visited by those pious Okinawans, mostly aged women, who
still have a firm faith in the old, animistic beliefs of the
Ryukyus.
If you visit the shrine, you may want to rinse your hands and drink
the water at the entrance. It is believed that the water will
purify your body and sprit.
This should be a very simple find, just look out for
muggles.
Please be respectful as this is an active place of worship.
GOOD JOB LARCjpn ON THE FTF!!!
This cache adopted by The Muggle Family from gribbon.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Svaq gur yvfgrq pbbeqvangrf, ersre gb gur pnpur anzr naq ybbx va gur zbfg boivbhf cynpr.(Decrypted Hints)
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Current Time: 2/10/2010 1:05:18 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (9:05 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 1/21/2010 7:50:16 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (3:50 AM GMT)
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