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  • Ryusendo Cave
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    Iwate Pref. Shimoheiguniwaizumichou Iwaizumi Kannari 1-1
    This massive limestone cave is one of Japan’s three largest, and is designated a National Natural Monument. The cave is over 5,000 meters long overall, and hosts eight underground lakes that are among the clearest in the world. The color of the water, called Dragon Blue, is astonishing and the mystical sight is worth visiting. A 700 meter walking route in the cave and three of the eight lakes are open to the public. One section of the trail is barrier-free, with full wheelchair access. The limestone filtered water has been named one of Japan’s top 100 waters, and is available to drink at the cave entrance.

    This spot is far from any station, so you need a car or bus to reach it. The entrance fee costs 1000 yen per person. Business hours are from 8:30 to 17:00, and open everyday. It is one of the three...

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  • Yugendo Cave
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    3.5
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    Iwate Pref. Ichinosekishi Higashiyamachounagasaka Higashimotomachi 154-1
    This limestone cave has been forming for about 350 million years. Deep in the cave is a mystical and beautiful emerald green underwater lake. It is also a treasure trove of Japanese fossils including whole trilobites and ancient coral.

    ゆっくり見れました。 比較的短い鍾乳洞 中は一般的な照明のみでカラーのライトアップなどはないです。 アップファウンの有るコースと平らなコースに分かれている。 見学料金は大人１１００円でした。 お高めだけどノンビリ雰囲気を味わいながら進むと良いです。 入り口と出口は別です。 天井は少し低いのでツバの有る帽子は注意が必要です。

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  • Inari-ana Cave
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    Iwate Tono-shi Miyamoricho
    A limestone cave famous for its pure spring water. The highly regarded spring has been selected as one Iwate's Top 20 Water Sources. There is also an Inari Shrine there and a vermilion torii gate as you approach the cave. There are two areas to collect water, one at the front of the cave and one further back. There is also a tricycle parking area nearby for the convenience of locals collecting water. This pure spring water is used to grow wasabi, a local specialty.
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  • Rokando Cave Tourism Center
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho Kamiarisu Tsuchikura 298-81
    Rokan-do Cave is a 3,635 meter deep limestone cave. The dome where the waterfall falls is 60 meters in height and 50 meters in circumference and is known as “the waterfall of the heavenly cave”, making this Japan’s tallest waterfall in a cave. The roughly 29-meter fall makes this waterfall spectacularly powerful. Try their famous Waterfall Soba—you eat soba noodles from bamboo slides likened to the waterfall water.
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  • Byakurendo Cave
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho Kamiarisu Tsuchikura 298-81
  • Funakubo Limestone cave
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    Iwate Shiwa-gun Shiwacho
  • Akkado Cave
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    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho
  • Uchima Mok-dong
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    Iwate Prefecture Kuji
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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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