Ryusendo Cave

Akhil Gupta a month ago

Fascinating place, at the time of visit they were having an event in which we needed to find the chests and answer the questions present in that. It was a fun game. Lost but got some souvenirs. If someone going to that side, make sure to visit this place.

R.A. P. (Ann) 6 months ago

Ryusendo Limestone cave is 2.5 hours from Morioka Iwate. If you're commuting there's only one bus company that goes to this area so pls plan your time. Beautiful cave! Nice experience. Better to wear comfortable rubber shoes as it could get slippery.

Angelo (アンジェロ) 7 months ago

Two hours away from Morioka by bus, Ryusendo Cave in Iwaizumi is considered to be one of Japan’s three great limestone caves. About 3500 meters have been explored since the 1920s. The public has access to about 700 meters. Trust Japan to make it accessible by constructing walkways, bridges, stairs. The highlights are three underground lakes, which are 35, 38, 98 meters deep. In addition to the underground lakes, the stalactites and stalagmites, as well as the bat sightings make the long bus ride to Ryusendo worth it.

Jeremy Chan 10 months ago

Long drive to get here but…. Hmmm Think it could have done better with the internal lighting! Perhaps learn from the Australians? Upon entering the cave, it took a. Dry long time to get the eyes adjusted. Again. I think the lighting could have been done in a way to help people adjust from the outside brightness and gray to the darkness inside. I saw a visitor trip over the rock protruding out of the pathway! Even deep inside, it was hard to appreciate the depth and enormity of the cave cos of the lighting. A bit disappointed. (After the long drive!)

Zoe 10 months ago

This cave was one of our top Japan highlights hands down. It has incredibly deep underground lakes and beautiful clear water. They're one of the three largest limestones caves in Japan. It gets quite cool inside (10 degrees or less), so recommend taking thick warm clothing. We visited the caves from our cruise ship port at Miyako and found it fairly easy to navigate (one train & one bus - make sure you have cash though for your tickets). We had about an hour in the caves which was a good amount of time, as well as time for lunch. The restaurant onsite had yummy soba noodles.