Eighty million years in the making, discovered in 1969 in a working stone quarry.
The limestone cave, formed over about eighty million years by the action of groundwater, was discovered in 1969 during work in a stone quarry that is still active today next to the entrance, and it opened to the public in 1973. It extends for 4,218.3 metres in total, 600 of them open to visitors, with stalactites and stalagmites of different shapes and colours; the temperature inside stays steady at around 15°C all year, cool in summer and mild in winter.
A limestone cave in the municipality of Tamura, in the Takine area, one of the largest in Japan in extent.
ℹ️ Open all year, with no closing days: 8:30–17:00, reduced to 8:30–16:30 in winter. Tickets: adults/high school 1,200 yen, junior high 800, elementary school 600; the additional exploration course of about 120 metres costs 200 yen extra and lengthens the visit by about ten minutes.
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