Cave Ikura

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A limestone cave 1,200 meters long and with a total elevation difference of 90 meters located in scenic Ikura Gorge in Ikura, Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture. The entrance to the cave is on a 240 meter tall limestone precipice. The cave was formed by rainwater erosion and features such as a 50 meter tall waterfall and icicle-like stalactites give the cavernous spaces within it a mystical quality. Visitors can view some 30 rare and unusually shaped stones and rock formations that are both strange and beautiful, such as the “Silver Screen,” “Water Clothing,” and “Jellyfish Stone.” Arisa no Miya, a shrine dedicated to a woman who suffered unrequited love and who is now revered as a goddess granting worshipers luck in love and marriage, stands at the cave’s exit.

Spot details

Address: Okayama Pref. Nimishi Ikura 409 Map
Area: Takahashi / Fukiya Area
Phone: 0867752224
Hours: 8:30-17:00(Last entry16:30)
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Cave entrance fee] Adults/High School Students 1,000 yen, Junior High School Students 800 yen, Children 500 yen
Parking Lot: Available(300spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: Available (English pamphlet available)
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Lovely cave and river

Reviewed : 2016.10.15

This is a really fun outing for families. Keep in mind that it requires walking on slippery surfaces, and you have to watch your head if you are tall. They gave us an English flyer, and we enjoyed...
想像していたより長い道のりでした

Reviewed : 2022.08.28

井倉洞の案内板によると全国約2,000箇所ある鍾乳洞の内、200が岡山県北部に集中しているとのこと。初めて知りました。鍾乳洞の中は、程良くひんやりしていましたが、想像以上にハードな行程でアップダウンも激しく汗だくになりました。歩きながらふと横溝正史の八つ墓村を思い出しました。実際、新見市内の別の洞窟で映画の撮影をされたそうです。昼間でもなんだか不気味な空間で、スリルを味わうには良い場所だと思い...
う~ん、狭い。

Reviewed : 2020.10.04

興味深いスポットなんですが、コロナ禍の影響で”間隔”を取るように言われたこともあって、えらい大渋滞！んで、通路自体の掘削幅もかなり狭いのでしんどいです。空いているときに、ゆっくり観れればいいのかな。そして、近傍の売店には、少し失望です。食べ物を売ってるけど、衛生面が、、、、。これからも頑張ってほしいですね、、無二の場所ですから(^-^;