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What is Akiyoshido?
Japan's number one limestone cave
Akiyoshido is a limestone cave located in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
How to read "AkiyoshiIs the correct answer, but in the old days it was also called "shuhodo".
It is one of the three major limestone caves in Japan, but it is by far the largest in Japan. (The other two are Ryusendo Cave in Iwate Prefecture and Ryuga Cave in Kochi Prefecture)
Please enjoy the fantastic atmosphere as if you were lost in the movie world.
What is a limestone cave?
Let's know about limestone caves as prior knowledge.
It takes a lot of time because the stratum is gradually dissolved in the rain and becomes a limestone cave, and it is said that Akiyoshido was built over XNUMX million years.
It's been too long to come to mind, but XNUMX million years ago is older than the dinosaur era, when the reptile ancestors were finally born.
What is a stalactite?
Stalactite is a substance in which calcium carbonate dissolved in water droplets grows little by little over a long period of time.
It takes about 1 years to grow 100 cm, so a 1 m stalactite would take 1 years to grow.
The sense of time seems to be strange.
Highlights of Akiyoshido
First of all, the entrance
This road is the entrance.
I'm a little worried because the road is narrower than I expected, but please be assured that it fits.
If you pay the entrance fee and proceed, you will reach the entrance of the limestone cave.
It's a cave that the main character of shōnen manga is likely to use for training.
It's a pattern that you spend days in the dark and remember your new special move by the time you come out.
The water coming out of the cave is highly transparent and clear blue.
Overwhelming size
The image is a little dark and difficult to understand, but the inside is quite large.
In other limestone caves in Japan, there is often only enough space for people to pass through, but in Akiyoshido, the space extends above the dome.
It wasn't a hampa that was made over XNUMX million years.
Hundred plates (Hyakumai Zara)
Stalactites that look like plates are lined up.
It is said that the edge of the puddle was raised little by little, but it's too daunting to understand.
Umbrella
Countless stalactites grow from the ceiling.
It was named Umbrella Tsukushi because it looked like an old umbrella shop.
Jellyfish waterfall climb
It is a unique stalactite like a jellyfish.
There are some parts that are thin and likely to break, but they have been in shape for at least tens of thousands of years.
Golden pillar (Koganebashira)
It is the largest stone pillar with a height of 15m in Akiyoshido.
It took tens of thousands of years to reach this size ...The power of nature is great.
Required Time
The sightseeing range is about 1km, and when you reach the back of the limestone cave, you need to go back the same way.
It takes a round tripAbout 90 minutes.
Temperature inside the limestone cave
The temperature inside the limestone cave is stable at around 17 ° C throughout the year.Summers are cool and winters are warm, which is the best season of the year.
It's okay if it rains, so you can enjoy it whenever you go.
Admission fee / business hours
Admission is 1300 yen for adults.
Business hours are from 8:30 to 16:30 or 17:30 in the morning.
Admission fee / business hours: Akiyoshido official website
Access
It takes about 40 minutes by bus from "Shin-Yamaguchi Station" where the Shinkansen also stops.
It's a little hard to reach during public transport, but it's worth a visit.
Access: Akiyoshido Official Website
Agreement with Yehliu Geopark in Taiwan
Akiyoshido has a student exchange agreement with Taiwan's popular tourist attraction, Yehliu Geopark.
Yehliu Geopark is a spot with many unusually shaped rocks that are naturally formed by the force of wind and waves.
A replica of the most popular "Queen's Head (looks like the Queen's profile)" is on display in Akiyoshido as a proof of friendship.
Yehliu Geopark is also an interesting tourist spot, so if you have a chance, let's go.
Finally
There are many limestone caves in Japan, but Akiyoshido is by far the largest in Japan.
Even if you have never been to a limestone cave, please do visit it once in your life.