Noguni Sokan Traditional Cache
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Cache Details:
• Cache elevation: 10 meters
• The use of gloves is highly suggested
• The cache is a well hidden ammo container
• Off highway 58, one mile north of Kadena gate 1
• Locate the "path" and you won't have to swim or do too much
climbing
• Excellent restaurant nearby takes dollars and credit cards (lunch
Wed-Sun 11a-2p, dinner Wed-Sun 5p-9:30p)
Noguni Sokan is a loved, respected and
revered figure in Okinawa history, carrying the title
Umu-Ufushu, or Sir Sweet Potato. His efforts are credited with
saving countless thousands of lives of people who experienced
famine and other disasters across Japan. Before the
introduction of the sweet potato, many Okinawans died of
starvation because of drought and loss of crops from typhoons.
At other times, the harvest of rice or other grains was poor.
Noguni Sokan came to the rescue in 1605 when he brought the
sweet potato back to Okinawa's Noguni district in Kadena Town,
his birthplace. Kadena Town recognizes his contribution every
year with a festival held in October at Kaneku Seaside Park. His tomb is marked with
a plaque and is located adjacent to the parking area.
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