御胎内

Seikoen Lava Tube - Otainai Seikoen - Seikoen Cave


Useful Information

Location: 1382 Inno, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-0008.
(35.298666, 138.859760)
Open: FEB to OCT daily 8:30-17.
NOV to JAN daily 8:30-16:30.
Closed 31-DEC, 01-JAN.
[2022]
Fee: free.
[2022]
Classification: Speleologylava tube
Light: bring torch
Dimension:  
Guided tours: self guided
Photography: allowed
Accessibility: no
Bibliography:  
Address: Seikoen Lava Tube, 1382 Inno, Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-0008, Tel: +81-550-89-4398.
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History

1707 eruption of Mt. Fuji creates the lava field.
declared a Natural Monument.

Description

御胎内清宏園 (Otainaiseikōen, Otainai Seikoen, Seikoen Lava Garden) is a forest with an abundance of lava related geotopes. One of them is 御胎内 (Gotainai, Inside the Womb) also known ad Seikoen Lava Tube. It is located right beneath the Tainai Shrine, dedicated to the guardian deity of easy delivery. Many worshipers come to pray for a safe delivery. As a result the cave is called Inside the Womb and is part of the mumbo jumbo. The cave has no electric light, so you must bring your own or rent a helmet with headlamp at the reception for the enormous sum of JPY 50.