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Click-Clack Mountain Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/28/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Do you know fairy tale "Click-Clack Mountain"?

They are the following tales.

There was a raccoon dog that played a trick to the grandfather and the grandmother.
A rabbit sets fire to the back of the raccoon dog as revenge.
The raccoon dog is crying, runs gets down from a mountain, and put on a muddy ship, and sink and die.

According to legend, while the raccoon dog crying, run and descends the mountain which Mt.Tenjo.
Being put to the ship of mud, being drowned, and having died are Kawaguchi-like.

It is connected with a fairy tale and the doll of raccoon dog and rabbit is decorated here and there.

Mt.Tenjo park is a location of the complete view of Kawaguchiko, and the unparalleled view which can overlook Mt. Fuji.
It is a cherry in spring and a hydrangea in summer. Autumnal leaves in autumn. Mt. Fuji dyed snow white can be enjoyed in winter.

Cache is in Mt.Tenjo park.

There are two kinds of accesses to a cache point.

One is a hiking trail in walking.
100,000 hydrangeas can be seen from seven inside in season in the beginning of August.

Hiking trail entrance
N 35° 30.230 E 138° 46.267

Another is a course climbs by the ropeway.
It will be possible to arrive at the Mt.Tenjo park in three minutes.

Ropeway station(Parking)
N 35° 30.249 E 138° 46.317

[business-hours]
9:00-16:40 (they are those with change by season)

[charge]
Adult: Round trip 700 yen / One way400 yen
Child: Round trip 700 yen / One way400 yen

Muggle is a lot of places according to time zone that are. Please be careful when cache is taken.

-------- Japanese --------

童話「かちかち山」をご存知ですか?

おじいさんとおばあさんに悪さをしたタヌキがウサギに仕返しとして背中に火をつけられ、
泣きながら山を駆け下り、泥の船に乗せられ沈んで死んでしまうというお話です。

伝説によると、タヌキが泣きながら駆け下りた山がこの天上山、
泥の船に乗せられ溺れて死んだのが河口湖だということです。

童話にちなんで、ロープウェイのゴンドラの上や、展望台のあちらこちらに、たぬきやウサギの人形が飾られています。

天上山公園は河口湖の全景や、富士山の裾野まで見渡せる絶景のロケーションです。
春は桜、夏はあじさい。秋は紅葉。冬は白く雪に染まった富士山を楽しめます。
また、8月5日に行われる花火大会「湖上際」では、天上山公園から花火を見下ろすという貴重な経験もできます。

キャッシュは天上山公園にあります。
キャッシュポイントへのアクセスは2種類あります。

一つは徒歩で歩くハイキングコース。
7中旬~8月上旬には10万本ものあじさいが見れます。
ただし登るには60分以上かかるかもしれません。

あじさいコース入口
N 35° 30.230 E 138° 46.267

もう一つはロープウェイで登るコース。
河口湖岬駅から3分で天上山公園まで着くことができます。

ロープウェイ河口湖岬駅(駐車場あり)
N 35° 30.249 E 138° 46.317

[営業時間]
 9:00~16:40(季節によって変動あり)

[料金]
 大人:往復700円/片道400円
 小人:往復350円 片道200円

時間帯によってはマグルが多い場所なので、キャッシュの取り出しの際は十分気をつけてください。

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre gur qrpx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)