Ryūsendō Cave
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Ryūsendō is one of Japan's three largest limestone caverns. It is located in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
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Ryūsendō is one of Japan's three largest limestone caverns. It is located in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
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About a 30 minute experience for most people. The standout feature of this cave is its underground lakes, which are as deep as something like 50 metres. The water is clear, deep and undisturbed. If you go during the off-season, there may almost be no other visitors, creating a beautiful and slightly haunting experience. Admission fee was 1000 yen, to my memory. Be sure to drink from the fountain water spewing out (with a sign in Japanese) a few metres in front of the cave entrance. Most refreshing and tastiest water I ever had, came from the same source as that of the underground lakes. You don't need special gear, just regular walking shoes and clothes that withstand 10C temperature. There is a set of stairs but very manageable even for my friend who had a little knee pain. You can always turn back to avoid the stairs.
SakuraPopSakuraPop
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One of the biggest caves in Japan available to explore, but only around 1/4 of it is open to the public and that takes about 20 minutes laisure walking. Great place for quick trip, with beautiful illuminations, but 1000JPY is a little too much for it. The temperature inside is 10 Celsius degrees so be prepared for the coldness, you can also borrow a jacket from the reception for free. There are two souvenir shops nearby, three places where you can eat, and I recommend the Ryusendo ramen. At the other side of the street there is a small sister cave, the New Ryusendo with exhibitions inside. You can also use a fishing rod and try yourself with fishing for 1000JPY.
Izabela GardockaIzabela Gardocka
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Truly an awesome cave highly would suggest that if you are anywhere near in the area you absolutely visit. there's several different waterfalls and streams within the cave and including several large deep ponds that you can look deep into. You walk through and there's several routes that take you around it, it is a fixed path that you can kind of Branch off at at several points. But it's really worthwhile going to, and I mean I don't know if you're all the way out there why not just go already. It's a good time take my word for it. There's a few other things to do in the area, it's a nice little complex.
Peter BondPeter Bond
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This cave was one of our top Japan highlights hands down. It has incredibly deep underground lakes and beautiful clear water. They're one of the three largest limestones caves in Japan. It gets quite cool inside (10 degrees or less), so recommend taking thick warm clothing. We visited the caves from our cruise ship port at Miyako and found it fairly easy to navigate (one train & one bus - make sure you have cash though for your tickets). We had about an hour in the caves which was a good amount of time, as well as time for lunch. The restaurant onsite had yummy soba noodles.
ZoeZoe
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Long drive to get here but…. Hmmm Think it could have done better with the internal lighting! Perhaps learn from the Australians? Upon entering the cave, it took a. Dry long time to get the eyes adjusted. Again. I think the lighting could have been done in a way to help people adjust from the outside brightness and gray to the darkness inside. I saw a visitor trip over the rock protruding out of the pathway! Even deep inside, it was hard to appreciate the depth and enormity of the cave cos of the lighting. A bit disappointed. (After the long drive!)
Jeremy ChanJeremy Chan
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Compared to Yūgendō and Rokkandō caves, Ryūsendō is much more accessible for elderly travelers. The paths are well maintained and are mostly wooden, which can become a bit slippery with the constantly dripping cave water, so wear shoes with good traction - we did fine in sneakers. The underground lakes look like portals to another world! The water is so clear that the boundary between air and water is hard to make out, and the lighting in those sections is dim except for the lamps suspended in the water, making everything seem even more magical.
David BenhammouDavid Benhammou
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+81 194-22-2566
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Website
iwate-ryusendo.jp
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