Akkadō

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Akkadō (安家洞), located in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, is the longest limestone cavern in Japan, with a measured length of 23,702 metres (77,762 ft). The cave system was designated as a natural monument by the Japanese government in 1980. Since 1991, a portion of the caverns have been open to the public for part of the year.

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Location: 39.9836, 141.736, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Akkadō
    longest cave in Japan, a limestone cave in Iwaizumi Town, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
  • Ryusendo Cave
    solutional cave in Iwaizumi, Iwate, Japan
  • Uchimagi Cave
    limestone cave in Kuji, Iwate, Japan
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    sitecaveAkkadōshow cave, solutional caveWikidata
    sitecaveRyusendo Cavesolutional cave, show caveWikidata
    sitecaveUchimagi Cavesolutional caveWikidata
    commonsimageAkkado Commons
    commonsimageAkkado SHINDEN Commons