180325 Akiyoshido Cave

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AKIYOSHIDO CAVE
Read from Japan-guide.com that Akiyoshido Cave (秋芳洞, Akiyoshidō), is the nation's largest and longest limestone cave. So we make it a must to visit this place even if it takes hours to reach here. We were not disappointed.

Ticketing counter before entry

Greeted with the strong water streams with a strong smell. Read from internet that limestone will have a strong smell effect on water. The view is truly wonderful
Then we were greeted with this this entrance(the Akiyoshido Entrance) which is truly amazing. On the left, water gush out from the cave like a strong current waterfall. The cave is dark upon entering. The park has installed some lights so that visitors is able to walk inside the cave.
We need to walk on the sides as there are "rivers" insde the cave. There is even a waterfall in there
 


The lighted area are steps that we need to walk up and down inside the cave



Reported to be 1km in length. But we felt like walking 3km ascending and descending the cave

Exit via an elevator (located in the middle of the cave) and the Kurotani Entrance. The Kurotani Exit is a steep slope where we ascend upwards to reach.
The elevator will lead you to the  Akiyoshido Plateau.


Akiyoshido Town, Mine , Yamaguchi
The good thing about a tourist town, is that you will be able to find your way to where you wanted to be
Enter this street and you will be able to find the entrance
We reached here nearly 2pm, so hungry. So went for a quick lunch before we proceed
5pm, the whole place is like a ghost town. All shop closed. Lucky this owner allow us to have coffee at his cafe at 400yen. Offered me green tea free of charge though i wanted to buy from him as he do not sell hot green tea.
The bus station at Akiyoshido. Real quite in the evening

How to get there
Entrance fee is 1200Yen per adult. 700Yen for tourist showing your passport.

Address from Google website: Akiyoshidai Shuhocho Akiyoshi, Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture 754-0511, Japan
Tips : Preferable to catch the 8.30am or 10.22 am bus from Yamaguchi Station so that you have more time to explore this area with the Plateau. We only managed to catch the 12.50pm bus. So we did the cave and plateau in a rush in order to catch our last bus back. 

From Hiroshima
Take a Shinkansen from Hiroshima station to Shin Yamaguchi - 30 mins
Take a local JR train from Shin Yamaguchi to Yamaguchi station - 25 to 30 mins
Take a JR bus from Yamaguchi station to Akiyoshidai station. - 60 mins
Cost : All included under the JR West Pass.


Do take note of the time of Shinkansen departing from your station as not all bullet train will stop at Yamaguchi. 
Also, the last bus from Akiyoshido station.
Read what happened to our Transportation to Akiyoshido.



Location: Akiyoshidai Shuhocho Akiyoshi, Mine, Yamaguchi 754-0511, Japan

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