Air-raid shelter Traditional Cache
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In March and July, 1945, near the end of the World War II, the B29 bombers of the U.S. air force came flying in to Choshi City sky and carried out a large-scale air raid.
In those days, the rather small city of Choshi (only 60,000 inhabitants) was of no particular strategic value as it had no military installations or munitions factories. A premeditated air raid was added when Choshi was recognized “as the second largest city on the Chiba Peninsula and a foothold of important fisheries that supply Tokyo".
Due to such circumstances, you can now see the remains of actual air-raid shelters in several places in Choshi.
The cache is hidden just after you go through the air-raid shelter located along the seashore
There are 2 ways to access the cache point, as well as an emergency exit:
Access method 1
Go through the air-raid shelter. (Flashlight is necessary. The air-raid shelter splits in to two paths but both paths lead to the exit. It takes less than 1 minute to reach the exit.)
Access method 2
Go through the bushes on top of the shelter. (There is no path so it is rather difficult to walk through.)
I have added the emergency exit as a waypoint.
The shelter might cave-in if there is a natural disaster such as a big earthquake or flood. If you feel you might be in danger, please use the emergency exit.
Japanese>
第２次世界大戦末期の１９４５年３月と７月、アメリカ軍のＢ２９編隊が銚子市上空に飛来し大規模な空襲を行いました。
当時、人口６万人ほどの銚子市には特に目立つような軍事施設や軍需工場などの戦略的価値はありませんでしたが「銚子市は首都東京に供給する重要な漁業の拠点で、千葉半島第２の都市である」と認識された上で計画的に空襲が加えられたのです。
そうした事情もあり、銚子市内には現在でも各所で防空壕跡を見ることができます。
キャッシュは海沿いに設置された防空壕を通り抜けたところに設置しました。
キャッシュポイントへのアクセス方法は２通り＋緊急用出入口があります。
アクセス方法①
防空壕の中を通り抜ける。（懐中電灯必須。防空壕は途中で左右に分かれますが、どちらも通り抜けられます。また、防空壕を通過するには１分もかかりません）
アクセス方法②防空壕の上の藪を通り抜ける（道がありませんので、かなり大変です）。
なお、緊急用の出入口をウェイポイントとして登録してあります。
大地震、豪雨等発生の際は崩落の可能性が否定できませんので、危険を感じたときはこちらをご利用ください。
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