GC27Y1F Samurai Town (Traditional Cache) in Aomori, Japan created by abject

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ShinyOrbital: abjectさんへレビュアーよりお伝えします。
このキャッシュのHealth Scoreが低下しているとのシステムフラッグが立ちましたので一時停止します。　４週間以内にメンテナンスを行いキャッシュを再開（Enable)できない場合は、このキャッシュをアーカイブします。　もし４週間以内に対応できなければ、実行可能なメンテナンススケジュールをWrite Note投稿していただければ、その期間アーカイブを猶予します。　なにかわからないことがあれば、レビュアーまでメッセージセンター経由でご連絡ください。
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Hi abject
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A cache by abject Message this owner

Hidden : 5/2/2010

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

cache is located in a small park along the road of the old samurai town.

Kakunodate is a former castle town and samurai stronghold in today's Akita Prefecture. While Kakunodate Castle no longer remains, the town is famous for its samurai tradition and its hundreds of weeping cherry trees (shidarezakura).
Apart from the loss of its castle, Kakunodate remains remarkably unchanged since its founding in 1620. The town was built with two distinct areas, the samurai district and the merchant district. Once home to 80 families, the samurai district still has some of the best examples of samurai architecture in all of Japan.
Kakunodate is also well known as the location of one of the Tohoku Region's most popular cherry blossoms spots. Around late April and early May, large crowds of people come to see its special combination of pink blossoms and historic homes.
The drive from Misawa AB is easy if you take the expressway to Morioka and then head west on highway 46. It takes about 3 hours. For the more adventurous, I recommend (Closed during the winter season) going through the mountains using hwy 341. There are a few caches along this lovely route to keep you going for the day!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)