Oji Jinja Shrine Traditional Cache
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The cache placed in the quiet area of Oji Jinjya Shrine located in nothern part of Tokyo.
Oji Shrine, located 5 minutes' walk from Oji Station, is one of the old shrines of Tokyo. Declared by Emperor Meiji as one of the important Shrines of Tokyo in 1868, devotees visit it as part of a pilgrimage.
Oji Shrine was founded by a warlord in the 14 th century. It is located on top of a hill and is reached on climbing a few stone steps. Upon climbing the steps, on the left hand side there is a huge 20-meter high gingko tree. This tree, said to have been planted over 650 years ago.
The shrine building is located in the middle of a large well-kept compound. In contrast to the place and the gingko tree, the Oji Shrine building is relatively new.
Please take a minute to pray to the God for your health and wealth.
The cache is placed at the side of the parking area of the shrine, so you don't need to search around the shrine buildings. Just believe your GPS to take you to the cache point.
When you find the cache, take a look back and you will find a small shrine. This shrine accomodates "the God of Hair" celebrating hairy business like bar-bar shops. That's unique!
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王子神社はJR王子駅より徒歩5分のところにある、由緒正しい神社です。
その起源は遠く14世紀の前期戦国時代に遡ります。階段を上ると、その左がわにイチョウの木が茂っていますが、樹齢650年を越えるともいわれており、神社の歴史の深さを感じさせます。
その歴史と比べれば、神社の建物自体はとてもきれいで清潔で、まさに神様がいることを感じられるでしょう。
健康と繁栄をお祈りしましょう。
キャッシュは、神社の駐車場の端においてあります。ですので、神社神殿を探す必要はありません。
GPSを信じて、キャッシュポイントまでたどり着いてください。
キャッシュをみつけたら、後ろを振り返って、小さな社をみつけることができるでしょう。
ここは「髪の神」が祭られています。
ここで祈るとさらに髪にまつわることでよいことがおきるかもしれません!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va sebag bs n gbvyrg, ba gur tebhaq, pbirerq ol n ebpx orgjrra ebpxf.
Cyrnfr cenlvat gb gur Tbqf nsgre svaqvat gur pnpur.