Sandanbeki Cave
Cave
This is a cave formed by years of sea erosion and is set into one of the famous sheer cliffs of Japan, the Sandanbeki cliff. It is a spot for invaluable study of fossilized ripples of stone caused by waves and currents, and rock crevasses surging with the tide. It is said that this cave was the hideout for the Kumano navy ships in the Genpei War during the Heian Period. Inside the cave is a restored Kumano navy barrack, and it enshrines Japan’s largest bronze benzaiten deity of water, the Muro-dai-benzaiten.
Spot details
- Address
- Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou 2927-52
- Area
- Shirahama Area
- Phone
- 0739424495
- Hours
- 8:00-17:00(Last entry16:50)
- Closed
- open everyday (Dec.5/6/7 Sunday is Days closed)
- Fees
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[Admission fee]
[Adult]1,300yen
[Children]650yen
[Less than Elementary school students]Free - Parking Lot
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Available(30spaces)
※Municipal free parking lot - Credit Card
- Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- English Menu
- Available
- Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes
- Average budget
- [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
- Pet friendly
- Yes (You can enter if you hold it or put it in a cage)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Review
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- The sights and sounds of nature
- Sandanbeki Cliff has two parts, both the inside and the outside. To access the underground caves, you would have to take an elevator down, and follow the path to see the different parts of the...
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- Small and expensive, but very cool to look at
- It definitely felt like rather a large entry fee for such a small area below (you can easily see and enjoy everything in 15 minutes), but the cave was so interesting I really didnt mind. In...
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- Beautiful sites !
- Heard was one of the favourite suicide place in japan.. however, the view is breathtaking. Beautiful rocks cut into pieces with constant sea waves over million of years.. enjoy the fresh air and a...
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