Oshidori Zuka Traditional Geocache
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Mound of the Mandarin Ducks
The story of Oshidori Zuka is recounted in "Shasekisyu" written by the monk Muju in the Kamakura era (1185-1333):
A hunter shot a mandarin drake at the nearby Asari River. He cut off the drake's head and carried home only its body.
The next day, he shot a female duck huddeled in the same spot, and found...
To be continued... Please read at the cache place.
Please bring your pens because the cache has no pens.
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おしどり塚は鎌倉時代に無住法師の「沙石集」によって紹介された旧跡地で，次のような話が伝えられています。
鎌倉時代の頃，この付近を流れていた求食（あさり）川で猟師が一羽の雄のおしどりを射止め，その首を切り，身体だけを持ち帰った。
翌日同じ場所でうずくまっている雌のおしどりを射ると，その翼の下には･･･
続きは現地でお読みください。
キャッシュにはペンが入っていませんので、ペンをお持ちください。
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