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Otama's well / お玉の井(旧甲州街道 野田尻宿場) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/28/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The well is called "Otama's ido ".
This well was in Notajiri inn of old Koshu Kaido.


Maid "Otama" worked at the inn of Notajiri station of old Koshu Kaido.
She was a very beautiful woman.
The inn had been very prosperous.

She fell in love with the main "dragon" of the pond of Nagamine.
And she had every night met him.
She did come back with soaked.
Master of the inn thought strange.
He was tracked after her.
He learned that she has met with Dragon.
He told about it to her.
She went out of the inn.
At that time, she taught him to dig a well where the water comes out.
Because, she was indebted  at this inn a long time.
People dig the well at heard location.
The water was saved the people of Notajiri station.

Now,This legendary well disappeared by construction of Chuo Expressway now.
A monument is built in the neighborhood now.

I placed cache near the monument.
Cache size is small.
Please bring your pen.

----- japanese


旧甲州街道の野田尻宿にお玉の井戸という井戸がありました。

旧甲州街道の野田尻宿の旅籠で働く女中「お玉」は大変美人で旅籠はとても繁盛していました。
しかし、長峰の池の主「竜神」との恋が実り夜な夜な逢い引きし、びしょびしょになって戻ってくるのでした。
そのことを変に思った旅籠の主人が後をつけ、逢い引きが知られてしまい、お玉は旅籠にいられなくなりました。
しかし長くお世話になった旅籠に恩返しと言うことで、井戸を掘れば水が出る場所を残して姿を消しました。
その場所を掘ると水がわき出て、水不足で悩む野田尻の人たちを救いました。

この伝説の井戸は今では中央高速の建設と同時になくなりました。
しかしその近くに碑が建てられています。

その碑の近くにキャッシュを設置しました。
マイクロサイズです。
ペンをお持ちください。

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

erq

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)