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Visual Nippon: "It's a hit!" Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/5/2010
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES!

Konnichiwa! Welcome to the world of Visual Nippon! Some of you may have made it past Audio Nippon, but now it's time for a little reading practice. Sugoi! What could this be?

Visual Nippon Puzzle
Now, some of you might be wondering where to even start with something like this. I mean, who can make sense of it? Doesn't it take decades to learn how to read Japanese? And I expect you to figure it out without so much as a five-minute lesson? Well, just to make this puzzle even easier, here you are: all the resources to help you read all that stuff. You can use the charts on that page to figure the characters out. If you want to do this on paper, you can print out the puzzle image, then use the following PDF link as a printed resource. Keep in mind the following disclaimer if you use the PDF link.

Alert: You are about to download a file in order to obtain further details needed to find this geocache. As the cache owner, I represent that this file is safe to download although the files needed to complete this geocache have not been checked by Groundspeak or by the Geocache Reviewer for possible malicious content. As a result, you are downloading this file at your own risk.

With that said, here's the PDF to print out the resources. Trust me. You can do it.

Check your answers for this puzzle on:

Cache difficulty is based on the hide. Please take care at ground zero. Watch for trains, muggles, and ice weasels. Please don't lose, eat, or dispose of the cache. Good luck, have fun!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs ng fbzr cbvag lbh'er guvaxvat gung gur chmmyr vf nzovthbhf, aneebj gur ren. Gur Frpbaq bar fubhyq qb gur gevpx.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)