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Kaiun-Bashi Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/22/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is micro size container (It's a Frisk case), so please bring your own pen.

Kaiun-Bashi is bridging between Morioka station and central Morioka city over the Kitakami river.
The bridge to be illuminated at night for the one of sightseeing promotion.

Kaiun-Bashi also called as Nidonaki-Bashi (Twice a cries bridge).
The episode origins told among transferred businessman from metro area,

At the get across Kaiun-Bashi that the transferred businessman who comes Morioka first time,
Who feels "Now I come to what a far place..." then 1st cry.
After finished long transfer period then who have to leave Morioka,
at the get across Kaiun-Bashi again who going to Morioka station,
Who will have 2nd cry to leave from Morioka.

Cache is hidden at the steel arch in north side walkway of this bridge.

開運橋(かいうんばし)は、岩手県盛岡市にある北上川に架かる橋で盛岡駅と市の中心部を結ぶ橋です。
観光振興の一環で夜には橋がライトアップされています。

開運橋は、別名「二度泣き橋」とも呼ばれるそうです。
古くから語られるエピソードで、首都圏などからの転勤族の間で語られたのが由来で、初めて盛岡へ訪れ開運橋を渡る際 「遠く離れた所まで来てしまった」と一度泣き、
転勤期間を終えて盛岡を去ることになり盛岡駅へ向かう途中に再びこの橋を渡り、二度目は離れるのが辛くて泣くというものです。

キャッシュは橋の北側の歩道の鉄骨部分に隠されています。

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur vf uvqqra ba gur oevqtr. Haqre gur uvturfg cneg bs gur oevqtr. Nccebkvzngr 1 zrgre uvtu sebz gur ybnq.

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)