8/4~9 全家，日本東京 Disney + Geocaching

日本東京的藏寶圖


一直對日本東京的藏寶密度感到驚訝。也對日本人投入事物的程度感到不可思議。這或許是日本人在二次世界大戰時這麼強，又可以這麼快從失敗中重新站起來的很重要原因。面對這樣的民族性讓人又佩服又害怕。日本跟台灣的關係也是錯綜複雜，又好又壞、又愛又恨。從小接受的教育，除了萬惡的共匪，還有另外一群壞人，就是日本。歷史課本裡一在提醒著日本過去侵犯中國曾經犯下的罪行，對中國人的大屠殺。在以前，我對日本，說實在真沒什麼好感。

這在玩了 Geocache 之後，卻有了改變。首先是桃園大圳系列藏寶，對八田與一的認識，進而佩服、進而感恩。後來北埔的五子之碑藏寶，對當初北埔事件的日本與台灣的傷亡，與宮川保的際遇，深覺時代悲劇。後來因為打獵巧遇，認識的日本獵友 taroh 與 junwei 夫妻。對日本的認識不再只是遙遠的歷史與地理上的北方國家的印象，而是活生生的人物。

這次的行程，本來是媽媽的東京與迪士尼之旅。想想機會難得，便積極的參與，徹底改造。在與 taroh & junwei 的熱情協助，完全改調。變成東京尋寶之旅。 ^^b



Friendship from taroh-san & junwei




Moyai #5 (Kamata)
This is our 1st Japanese cache. ^^

We visited Japan from 8/4 ~ 8/9. With the help from taroh-san & junwei, we have our hotel resided at Kamata. So, as soon as taroh & junwei leading us from airport to the hotel, we headed for this cache.

There were quite numbers of smoking muggles near GZ, so I dared not to making obvious searching actions. However, with encouragement of taroh's strong line of sight, I bend down and found it.

Thanks hanio-san for your hiding, this is our first Japanese cache, very memorial.

Log



Minatomirai.21 - Nippon Maru
This is our first cache at Yokohama.

After two days of Disney, we began to geocache. Taroh & Junwei leading us, we had a biking geocaching in Yokohama.

We had a good fortune that Nippon Maru was having his all sails widely opened. We even witness a ceremony of opening those sails.

Thanks taroh-san, we found the cache quick with your helping.

Nippon Maru


Log



Yokohama Night 3 Bridge
After visiting Nippon Maru, we came to this cache. The coords is good and we found it quickly.

Thanks SBR555 and taroh, we enjoyed a cache in public space very much.

Log



Queen's Square
We biked to this place to meet the Queen's square. There were few people around this area.

The GPS is weak, after using google map, we found the cache.

Thanks taroh & junwei for leading us here.

Log



Minatomirai.21 - Between The Towers
This is a typical taroh-san's black cache.

The hint is very useful, without the hint, I doubt that we could find it. The container of the cache is produced so well that I knew that taroh-san's meaning about black.

Thanks taroh and junwei, for the cache and for the leading.

Log



Rinko-Park
After we enjoyed the lunch (delicious laman), we came to this cache. I was surprised to find that there were quite people doing sun bath near GZ. The cache is hidden well that those sun-bath muggles didn't influence our geocaching.

I enjoyed this kind of caches very much, this is a very transitional cache which is very alike those caches at Taiwan.

Thanks abruptio, the cache is reachable and lots of muggles around. So, I think it should be safe to re-enable it.

Log


Owner Abruptio


CZ



Minatomirai.21 - Rinko Park
This is another Rinko Park cache by taroh, also a typical black cache.

After finding the transitional cache of previous Rinko park, we came to this block Rinko park. The owner warning us not to close too much to an area where it is the roof of woman's toilet, unbelievable.

Thanks taroh, we cannot find it without your warning.

Log



Postal Mail Connects the World
This is my first experience to Letterbox Hybrid.

I have never found a letterbox hybrid before and I have no stamp with me. However the owner permit us to sign the log instead of using a stamp. We used the stamp in the cache to really mail a postcard to back to Taiwan and to ourself.

The cache is for Japan's first mail box to connect the world, we also wish we could connect the world, too. I also put my "Greeting from Taiwan" Geocoin to wish it to connect the world.

Thanks taroh-san, this cache is white. You should hide more caches like this one.

Writing a Postcard



Japan Relief/Yamashita Park
With the hint and my loving iPhone, I found the cache without problem. However, I'm bits of short. Fortunately, I got owner with me. And with his kindness, he took it for me.

Thanks taroh-san, this is really a nice cache, black but nice. Also, wish Japan's Relief, too.

Log


Logging



An Old Friend from Far (Yokohama)
I have asked the hint for the sister cache at Taiwan. But I solved the puzzle of this cache. The puzzle is much easier than his sister's. Maybe it is because I'm a Chinese.

But when we came the GZ, I found the cache hunting is in a very difficult situation. Just as soon as our bikes near GZ, the security guard came to us to ask us leave and even worst we cannot find a place to park our bikes. The China town is just so crowd and narrow for parking bikes.

In a quick search, I found where the cache is. But in a hurry, I dared not to grab it. My kindly friend and owner, taroh-san took the for us.

Thanks taroh-san & junwei a lots for your friendship. I really felt myself an old friend from far.

Log



Ma Zhu Miao
Ya, there were really lots of muggles and also quite some young teenager who looks bad and mean to me. Taroh-san found it first, and then I felt with my own fingers.

Thanks abruptio, this cache is quite different from the cache you hide at Rinko park.

Log



Guandi Miao
How could this cache be D1.5? XD

Because the time is very close to the returning time of our bikes, our nice taroh-san once again helping us to find the cache. With my surprise, we also met funazo, one of few female geocachers in Japan, too. Ah! I looked at her, climbing backpack, keyboarded smart phone, brompton bike. I could not help but wonder, are all lady geocachers in Japan so beautiful and young?

Thanks taroh, again we cannot find it your typical black cache without your help.

Log



Japan's First Railway
Before we headed off the meeting, we still got time to find a cache near by. We got it and found it. There are way too many mosquitos around GZ. OMG.

Thanks SBR555, the cache is hidden very well, difficult to find.

Log


The Age



Izumi Park
This reminds me Edge's caches at Taoyuan county. And we got a DNF.

Thanks hogehopo.


Horaien mark
We found it.

In the meeting, Japanese hunters recommended us to go to this area for geocaching. We thought it is easy. But actually, it is not for us. I guess it is because we are no used to the hidden Japanese method.

Thanks hogehopo for leading us here.


Torigoe Shrine
This kind of cache, which beside or inside a shrine area is very new experience to us. I always have a feeling that someone is watching at us. So, I dared to search throughly.

DNF, thanks hogehopo for leading us here.

In Front of the Shrine



Seika park
Another DNF for the park.

I began to wonder why those hunters told me that these caches are easy, is it?

Thanks hidenori for the hiding.


Pine of Syubi
The area is good for searching. But the GPSr leaded us to a location where we found thing. After we extended our searching area, we found it.

Thanks gariring for the hiding.

Log



Sumidagawa Terase Entrance North
We searched inside and outside of wall. Nothing is found.

Thanks gariring for the hiding.

Hot Weather



Sumidagawa Terase Entrance South
The sun light is bright, and the temperature is really hot. After we failed at North, we continuous to fail at South.

Thanks gariring for the hiding.


The sixth Heaven Sakaki Shinto shrine
DNF again.

We have 2 found and 7 DNF this morning. OMG. We changed mind to goto another area of Tokyo, Ueno.

Thanks hogehopo for the hiding.


Tube in Ueno
I think the hint should make the cache easy. However, we have a bad luck. Two traffic policemen were standing at GZ. We could not have a through searching.

Thanks TOSY for the cache.

Nice Park



Ueno Park #01
The hint is wonderful. We enjoyed the cache also the park very much.

Thanks strikeeagl, we found your caches fit us.

Log



Phantom Station
Yes, another found to strikeeagl's caches.

We got too many DNF today, we need more founds.

Thanks strikeeagl for the hiding.

Zoo Station


Log



Into the hell
How could I search cache in this area. The atmosphere surrounding this area is hard to tell. Anyway, as searching in a shrine area, this area make me nervous.

Thanks rimuse for your hiding.


Negishi Micro (revived)
Is it our bad luck day, a muggle is occupied the GZ, we could not search but leave.

Thanks bebebe0622jp for the hiding.


In the hell
OMG, another hell of our geocaching, still DNF.

Thanks rimuse for these two hell caches.


Ipomoea nil of Iriya
Searching cache beside a busy crossroad is really a new experience to me. So DNF again.

Thanks rimuse for all three DNF caches.

Around GZ



UENO No.17
Wow, this cache looks so nature. When we found it, we could not believed it is weathering so well.

Thanks ichci for the fun. We also exchange pin in the cache.

Log and Pin



Tokyo Tower
We came here, the light is dim, now. We could not find any. We got very bad score today. Hopefully, we will have a better luck tomorrow.

Thanks cabefly for the hiding.

The Tower


Night View


Top High



Cosmo World II
This is our last stayed at Japan. Originally, we have another location to visit. However, our children asked (strongly) that they want to play on Cosmo World, so we came to Sakuragicho, once again.

And when our children is playing those facilities. We came to this cache, no time wasted. This cache is very alike Taiwan's, very transitional. This must be a older cache hidden around these area. I like it.

Thanks Abruptio for those caches you hidden.

Log


the Cosmo World



Noge Street Performance/The Oldest Water Pipe

After taroh-san and we met as Cosmo World, we came to this cache. Taroh-san had a brief introduction to the oldest water pipe to me. And tell me, that not far away there is another cache which is also related to watering system. After he finished, I began to search, not a very long time, I found the cache. As usual, the container is really black.

After this cache is searched, we said goodbye to each. This is the last we visited together. Not very long, we will be on airplane and head to Taiwan.

Arigato and Sayonara! Taroh & junwei!

The Log


The Pipe



Nogeyama Park
This is the last cache we visited in this Japan trip. Taroh-san introduced me to come here. I was very glad it was this cache and not some others, because it is so unusual in Japan, that it is so clean and so "white".

What I didn't expected is the road which is kind of upward. But It's not a problem. Only we had an airplane to cache, I was kind of hurry. And I was near GZ, I found the cache without a problem. Thanks so much for the white.

I quickly signed the log and pictured the TB. As I got a pin to exchanged, I took a cat pin away, and left the DNF pin rest in peace.

Thanks funazo, it's very nice to meet you and found your cache.

Log and Pin


Watering Pool