Location: | Dorogawa Village, Tenkawa. Located above the town at the hillside. Walk up or use monorail (additional fee). |
Open: |
OCT to MAR daily 9-17. APR to 19-JUL daily 9-18. 20-JUL to AUG daily 8-19. SEP daily 9-18. [2020] |
Fee: |
Adults JPY 450, Children (5-15) JPY 200, Children (0-4) free. [2020] |
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Light: | electric. |
Dimension: | L=280m, T=8°C. |
Guided tours: | L=150m, self guided, D=20min. |
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Address: | Menfudou Limestone Cave, 673-89 Dorogawa, Tenkawa, Yoshino District, Nara 638-0431, Tel: +81-747-64-0352. Öffnet um 09:00 dorogawaonsen.jp |
As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info. |
1948 | discovered by Hirokichi Tachibanamoto. |
面不動鍾乳洞 (Menfudō shōnyūdō) was discovered in 1948 by Hirokichi Tachibanamoto. Susequently it was explored by Akira Iguchi and Santaro Otani.