Nippara Cave

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Nippara Shōnyūdō, located in Nippara, Okutama, Nishitama District, Tokyo, Japan, is a limestone cave. It is over 1270m long from the entrance to the end, and it measures 134m from the depths to the ceiling. It has been registered a natural monument in Tokyo; equally large as Roukokudō, the two caves are known as one of the largest caves in the Kanto region. The cave flourished as a sacred mountain in the past and is a well-known tourist site as of modern times. The cave is opened throughout almost the entire year excluding between 30 December and 3 January.

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Location: 35.8526, 139.0409, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Hashidate Limestone Cave
    cave in Japan
  • Nippara Cave
    cave in Japan
  • 大増鍾乳洞
    cave in Japan
  • 瀧谷洞
  • Wadō Site
    mining site, archaeological site in Saitama, Japan
  • Manji Tunnel
  • Ome Tunnel
    Tunnel in Japan
  • 八王子城跡トンネル
  • Kobotoke Tunnel
    Train and road tunnels between Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan
  • 氷川トンネル
  • Karisaka Tunnel
    tunnel in Japan
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1944-07-01T00:00:00Z
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Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029141523)Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029141523)
Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029145783)Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029145783)
Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029153623)Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029153623)
Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029053036)Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029053036)
Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029061006)Nippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029061006)
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Nippara Limestone Cave (15504098295)Nippara Limestone Cave (15504098295)
Nippara Cave (15503723742)Nippara Cave (15503723742)
Nippara Cave - panoramioNippara Cave - panoramio
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveHashidate Limestone Cavesolutional cave, natural monumentWikidata
    sitecaveNippara Cavesolutional caveWikidata
    sitecave大増鍾乳洞caveWikidata
    sitecave瀧谷洞solutional caveWikidata
    sitemineWadō Sitecopper mine, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitetunnelManji TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelOme TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel八王子城跡トンネルtunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel1901Kobotoke Tunnelroad tunnel, railway tunnel, East Japan Railway CompanyWikidata
    sitetunnel1944氷川トンネルrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel1994Karisaka Tunneltoll road, tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageNippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029141523) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029145783) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029153623) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029053036) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Limestone Cave @ Nippara Valley @ Okutama (11029061006) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Syonyudo Commons
    commonsimageNippara Cave (15317421728) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Limestone Cave (15504098295) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Cave (15503723742) Commons
    commonsimageNippara Cave - panoramio Commons