Great experience with kids, steps is quite steep, not suitable for disable. You can find japanese bred of bats👆😊
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Limestone Cave
For those not having a barbecue, the parking lot is basically on the opposite side of the road below, and you have to walk uphill, so it's a bit far.
You also have to buy a ticket and then climb further up to reach the cave, which is also quite a challenge.
As soon as you enter the cave, there are stairs to descend.
It's so refreshing! (It was nearly 30 degrees Celsius in mid-July, so it was hot outside and cool inside the cave.)
You descend a steep staircase, and the handrail is wet, so you have to be careful not to slip. Also, you have to climb back up on the way back, so be careful there.
It took about 20-25 minutes to go from the ticket office to the back of the cave and back.
This is a truly rare limestone cave, living up to its reputation. While the distance to the deepest part of the cave was shorter than expected, it was definitely worth the price. The almost vertical ladder was thrilling!
If you approach from the southeast (towards the Kyotamba Mizuho Interchange) on National Route 173, you'll see a sign for the cave park's parking lot on the right. However, while following that sign will take you to the parking lot, it's more than a 10-minute walk from there to the cave entrance. Instead of turning right, take the road to the campsite on the left, and you can drive right up to the cave entrance. However, on sunny summer days, campers likely have priority, so please keep that in mind. Today, being a rainy Sunday, there were no campers, so we were able to drive all the way to the small parking area next to the cave entrance.
The iron ladder is wet and a bit slippery, so we recommend bringing non-slip gloves with bumps or driving gloves.
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