What other travelers are saying about Hida Great Limestone Cave (Hida Daishonyudo)
It was a nice visit even with the colder temperatures! The trip through the caves took us about half an hour. It's organized really well and the path through the caves was easy to follow. Some restaurants are also outside. If you find yourself in the area I would say it's worth the visit. We went on a weekend around 1530 and it wasn't busy at all.
We dropped into the Hida Great Limestone cave more out of curiosity, but for 1000 yen it was definitely worth it! It was well maintained with paths and handrails throughout, waterfalls flowing within it, and backlighting to all of its features. Strangely no one else got off our bus to see it. Definitely worth a visit if you have a 2 day unlimited Takayama hop on hop off bus ticket.
The scenery is magnificent. Both inside the cave and passage way out. There is a sort of art museum before going into the cave that no pictures are able to be taken but worth checking out. After the cave experience you can buy some trinkets as souvenirs. Very much recommended
Incredible caves! Going through the caves only takes an hour at most. There's a few restaurants just outside the cave complex, and a little museum before the cave entrance that has some cool artifacts.
The inside of the caves has a small sake building (for storage) and even a shrine!
This was a good trip for a summer day as it was 13.5 degrees C in the cave. It was a good trip. Not a lot in English, and there was no guide, and google translate didn't work too well underground.
Still, it is worth the visit to see something different. We took the bus and bought a return trip ticket, plus the entry all in one. Bus goes from the main bus station, and got off at stop 24.
There is a free shuttle bus waiting to take you up the steep hill to the cave entrance.
There are food and drinks, but it is limited.
Allow for 40 minutes. You can tell the shuttle bus driver when you want to return, in time for the return bus to Takayama bus station.
