Akiyoshidō Cave
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Akiyoshidō Cave is one of Japan’s largest and most famous limestone caves, renowned for its vast underground chambers and striking stalactite and stalagmite formations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave
ⓘ
show cave ⓘ |
| alternativeEntrance | Akiyoshidai elevator entrance ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designation |
Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan
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Special Natural Monument of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered | 1909 ⓘ |
| discoverer | Edmund Naumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
one of Japan’s largest limestone caves
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one of Japan’s most visited show caves ⓘ striking stalactite formations ⓘ striking stalagmite formations ⓘ vast underground chambers ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | karst ⓘ |
| governingBody | Yamaguchi Prefectural Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFee | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flowstone
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large underground chambers ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ subterranean river ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 秋芳洞 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| length | approximately 9 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park
NERFINISHED
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Chūgoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Akiyoshidai karst plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEntrance | Kurotani entrance ⓘ |
| managedAs | protected area ⓘ |
| near |
Akiyoshidai Karst Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Akiyoshidai Safari Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1926 ⓘ |
| partOf | Akiyoshidai plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAccessBy | bus from Shin-Yamaguchi Station ⓘ |
| regionallyKnownAs | Akiyoshidō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | limestone ⓘ |
| showPathLength | approximately 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
geotourism site
ⓘ
nature tourism destination ⓘ |
| touristInfrastructure |
electric lighting
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elevators at some entrances ⓘ paved walkways ⓘ |
| watercourse | underground stream of the Koto River system ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yamaguchi Prefecture