The cache comes to you courtesy of CATMCommando (thank you!) and
is located in a large park in Hachinohe that encompasses both
"Kodomo no Kuni", or "Children's Land", and the Hachinohe Botanical
Gardens. Both are extremely worth of a visit regardless of whether
you've got children, but children will especially enjoy Kodomo no
Kuni, which is a small-scale amusement park complete with ferris
wheel, merry-go-round, a miniature roller coaster, a kid-sized
train, a pedal-driven sky-tram, farm animals, and other fun stuff
(as well as -- naturally -- a plethora of traditional Japanese
fair-type fare such as soba, onigiri, chicken nuggets, flavored
ice, ice cream, etc). Bring money to buy tickets for the rides if
you want; they're Y110 each and you'll typically need one or two
for each attraction. Note that the Children's Land doesn't operate
on Mondays or the Tuesday after a national holiday that falls on a
Monday.
The botanical gardens are large and sprawling and there are
plenty of interesting things to see (large statues, water gardens,
and plenty of places to set up a picnic.
The cache is set up in one of the local features. Watch out for
muggles: in the early morning, the primary muggle threat is from
one of the park's parking lots which is right next to the cache
location. At lunch time, the muggle threat is from the other side,
which is a popular place for people to set up picnics. Make sure
you bring your camera -- this place is too neat to miss taking
photos.
I have placed a very explicit hint in the hint area - I tell you
exactly where the cache is (and it's a pill-sized nanocache). My
goal is not to have you tearing apart the cache location; rather,
it's to get you to the park in the first place, because that's the
real prize for this cache. Please feel free to decode the hint so
that you can discretely go straight to the cache and then enjoy the
rest of your time in this amazing and huge park!
