We like to come here to eat some terrific Japanese food - and
hey, there's a lot of history to San Jose's Japantown. We won't
pretend to know that much about it, but you can learn some of it
while doing our little multicache. Afterwards, you should have
something to eat while you're in the area - yummy!
Our last cache seemed to end up being difficult, even though it
was supposed to be relatively easy. We thought we'd make one that
was supposed to be hard to find. Getting the correct coordinates
should be easy - all waypoints are within one block. Finding the
cache itself may be a bit trickier, though. Good luck!
Pioneers
N37 20.933, W121 53.669
G. The picture of the Yamato Bathhouse was taken on New
Year's Day, 191G.
H. The picture referring to Issei women in the valley was
taken c. 190H.
Settlers
N37 20.941, W121 53.651
A. The picture of the San Jose Asahi baseball team was
taken c. 192A.
C. From the main text, Congress passed the Exclusion Act in
19MN. C = M + N.
Internees
N37 20.949, W121 53.659
D. From the main text, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed Executive Order D066.
E. Also in the main text, some local governments opposed the
return of internees in May, 194E.
F. There is a picture of the 4PQ(st/nd/rd/th)
Regimental Combat Team. F = P + Q.
Heirs
N37 20.939, W121 53.676
W. One of the pictures indicates that the San Jose Taiko
Group was formed in 197W.
X. From another picture, Nikkei Matsuri began in
197X.
Y. From the Day of Remembrance picture, 1Y0,000
persons were incarcerated.
B = W + X - Y
Cache Location
Now that you have found all the information you need, the cache
is located rather close by, at:
N37 2A.BCD, W121 5E.FGH
The cache is very small (you will need your own writing
implement). This cache was meant to be difficult to find, and there
may be a bit of error in the GPS signal (do what you can to try and
stay in the open while you approach). You do not need to fold,
spindle, or mutilate anything to find the cache (that was not a
hint, it was just fun to say). It was originally placed out of
sight - please replace it so that it is not visible. And please
be careful when retrieving and replacing the cache, as it could
become irretrievable.