- YAMAGUCHI PHOTO ALBUM -
Akiyoshido (秋芳洞)
Akiyoshidai, in the eastern part of Mine City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is home to the “Akiyoshido,” Japan’s greatest limestone cave. The entrance to the cave has a height of 24 meters and a width of eight meters, and the cave’s deepest point is about 200 meters below the surface. There are plenty of sights to see such as the giant Golden Pillar, a travertine pillar with a height of approximately 15 meters, and the Hundred Saucers, which look like terraced rice-fields. The interior of the cave stretches for nearly 10 kilometers, but the sightseeing path only ventures to about one kilometer into the cave. The temperature remains stable at nearly 17°C throughout the year, and a wide range of ages can comfortably tour the cave.
Yamaguchi Pref. Mineshi Shuhouchouakiyoshi 3506-2 (Yamaguchi / ShuhoArea)
0839620115
[Dec.-Feb.]8:30-16:30
[Mar.-Nov.]8:30-17:30
Details
- Address
- Yamaguchi Pref. Mineshi Shuhouchouakiyoshi 3506-2 [map]
- Phone
- 0839620115
- Hours
- [Dec.-Feb.]8:30-16:30
[Mar.-Nov.]8:30-17:30 - Closed
- open everyday
- Fees
- [Adult]1,300yen
[High school student]1,300yen
[Junior High School Students]1,050yen
[Elementary School Students]700yen - Parking Lot
- Available 570spaces
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Other (Available only at designated outdoor locations)
- Wi-Fi
- Available
- Note
- Temporary suspension of operations:Closed until May 21, 2020 (Information as of May 19, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information. - Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes (There are some places that you can not enter in immersion Wednesday)
- Estimated stay time
- 60-120 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Possible (only 300m from the front entrance)
- Infant friendly
- Available
- Pet friendly
- Yes (possible unless gage, bag, hug down)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Yamaguchi Areas
Heading west along Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you’ll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we’re not talking just the usual fish dishes - the notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.
