Let's Explore 2 Obscure Japanese Caves (富岳風穴・鳴沢氷穴)

Let’s Explore 2 Obscure Japanese Caves.

富岳風穴 (Fugaku Wind Cave) and 鳴沢氷穴 (Narusawa Ice Cave) located on the north foot of 富士山 (Mt.Fuji), or roughly 2 hours from Tokyo by car. Both were formed in an eruption of Mt.Fuji in 864 A.D. Inside both caves, there are icicles even in summer, lava terraces and rope-like lava forms. From the Edo period to the Meiji period (ca. 1600 to 1900) this cave was used to keep the eggs of silk worms. They both were designated as Natural Monuments of Japan in 1929.

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