Meiji Maru was a ship constructed by shipbuilders in the UK for the Japanese government. The ship was designed to maintain and survey lighthouses during the lighthouse construction rush in the early Meiji period. Meiji Maru not only served as a lighthouse tender but also as a royal ship that carried many high officials that played critical roles in modern Japanese history.
1874: Meiji Maru construction completed
1875: Government officials sent on Meiji Maru to settle territorial dispute over Osagawara Islands
1876: Emperor Meiji embarks on voyage from Aomori to Yokohama on Meiji Maru
*In 1941 it was designated as “Marine Memorial Day” to commemorate the day Emperor Meiji safely returned to Yokohama. It became a national holiday, “Marine Day” in 1996.
1887: Exploration voyage to Iwo Jima
1896: Transferred to the Tokyo Nautical School (currently Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
1923: Provided accomodations for evacuees during the Great Kanto Earthquake
1945: Provided accomodations for evacuees during the Great Tokyo Air Raids
Meiji Maru was designated as Japan’s national Important Cultural Property in 1978 as the only iron ship in existence in Japan. She was the first ship to have been designated as such.
公開座標は重要文化財【明治丸】の前です。下記の要件を満たしてください。
[要件１]公開座標周辺を訪れてください。
[要件２]明治丸の写真を撮影し、ログにアップロードしてください。
The listed coordinates are in front of the MEIJI MARU. To log the cache, please meet the following requirements:
1. Visit the location at or near the published coordinates.
2. Take a picture of MEIJI MARU and upload it to the log.
明治丸に乗船することも可能です。
・開館日
火曜日・木曜日
第1・第3土曜日
(日曜・祝日は公開なし）
・休館日
8月15日・16日
年末年始
臨時休館日
・開館時間
4月〜９月 10:00〜16:00
10月〜翌３月 10:00〜15:00
※30分前に入館して下さい。
You can board MEIJI MARU on the following days/times:
・Open
Tuesdays and Thursdays
1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month
(Not open on Sundays and national holidays)
・Closed
August 15, 16th
Year-end/New Year holidays
・Hours
April-September 10:00-16:00
October-March 10:00-15:00
(Last admission 30 minutes before closing)
ディスクリプションの翻訳はsleepingfishさんにお願いしました。素敵な訳と的確なアドバイスをいただきありがとうございました。
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.