Skip to content

Rising Sun Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/28/2008
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

SK: Suradnice ukazuju na sidlo Japonskej ambasady na Slovensku. Skrysu tam sice nenajdete, mozete tam vsak najst pomocnu ruku.
EN: The coordinates point at the residence of Embassy of Japan in Slovakia. The cache is located elsewhere, however you can find a helping hand there.



SK: Japonsko je ostrovna krajina vo vychodnej Azii, ktoru tvoria styri hlavne ostrovy Honsu, Hokajdo, Kjusu, Sikoku a mnozstvo dalsich mensich ostrovov. Japonci nazyvaju svoju krajinu "Nihon" alebo "Nippon", co v preklade znamena "povod Slnka". Toto pomenovanie vzniklo vdaka polohe Japonska na vychod od Ciny. Aj v slovencine sa o Japonsku obcas hovori ako o "krajine vychadzajúceho Slnka". Viac informacii o historii, kulture, zvykoch a dalsich veciach suvisiacich s Japonskom najdete tu, pripadne tu. Cielom tejto kesky je zlahka vas zoznamit s japonskym jazykom a pismom a trochu sa pritom aj zabavit.

Tak ako o Arabi dali svetu slova algebra, alkohol, ci zenit, Taliani sopran, pizzu, a kasino, Rusi cara, vodku a kozmonauta, Francuzi prestiz, brozuru a garaz, Madari husara, gulas a papriku, Cesi robota, pistol a hufnicu, Turci kiosk, tulipan a jogurt, Eskimaci kajak, iglu a anorak, Nori fjord a slalom, Fini saunu a Islandania gejzir, ... tak aj Japonci obohatili svetovu slovnu zasobu o mnohe slova a vyrazy. Japonsko nam dalo slova ako napr. karaoke, cunami, tajfun, ikebana ci sakura. Je to krajina, v ktorej v minulosti vladol sogun, bojovali samuraji a nindzovia, tancovali gejse, vsetci nosili kimono, pili sake a obcas spachali harakiri. Krajina, ktora bola vyse dvesto rokov izolovana od okoliteho sveta cim si zachovala svoju jedinecnost, ktoru mozeme obdivovat aj dnes. Krajina, ktora po 2. svetovej vojne povstala z prachu a stala sa jednym zo svetovych ekonomických lidrov. Krajina, ktora dala svetu znacky svetoveho mena ako Sony, Panasonic, Toyota, Yamaha, Bridgestone, Shiseido, sportu dala dzudo, karate a sumo, gastronomii suši, sašimi, sukijaki, ci vasabi, logikom sudoku, go ... a slovenskej televizii Gora, bieleho psa, ktoreho v Japonsku aj tak nikto nepozna.

Uloha: Na obrazku su v zatvorkach uvedene zname japonske slova, s ktorymi sa bezne stretavame aj v slovencine. Vasou ulohou je identifikovat tieto slova, pociatocne pismena tychto slov zamenit za cisla 26 pismenkovej abecedy a vypocitat hodnoty A-H. Pozor, pouzivajte slovensky prepis slov, nie anglicky (napr. cunami, nie tsunami).



Finalne suradnice skryse su: N 48°0A.BCD, E 17°0E.FGH

V logoch neuvadzajte ziadne indicie, ktore by inym mohli pomoct pri rieseni ulohy a nevkladajte ani fotografie, z ktorych by bolo mozne identifikovat miesto ukrytu.


EN (shortened description): The cache is dedicated to Japan - The Land of the Rising Sun. The goal of the cache is to introduce you Japanese language and writing system and have a little fun! The brackets in the figure above contain well-know Japanese words, which are used worldwide in many other languages, too. Try to identify these words, substitute the first letter of their English transcription with the numbers of 26-letter alphabet and evaluate A-H.

The final coordinates are: N 48°0A.B[C-6]D, E 17°0[E+17].[F+15]GH

Please, do not post any information or photos in your logs that could help others to solve the puzzle or identify the hideaway.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[SK] cbq fyaxbz [EN] haqre gur fha

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)