[2025 Okutama Attraction] Travel Guide for Nippara Limestone Caves (Updated Feb)

Nippara Limestone Cave Nippara Limestone Cave in Okutama When you go down the stairs, you will find a ticket machine, and beyond that is the entrance. This short distance already makes you feel like you are in a hidden place. The entrance is surprisingly cold, but inside it is nice and cool. It is the perfect place for a hot summer. The highlight is a long and slender stalagmite that is about 2.5m long. It is called "Kongojo" (a walking stick) because of its length. The icicles hanging down are also overwhelming. The lighting changes color, creating a fantastical effect. You will feel like you are on an adventure! #NipparaLimestoneCave #TokyoTourism

Nippara Cave in Okutama, Tokyo, is beautifully lit up. I went there in the summer, and it was so cool inside the cave, it was the best place! The colorful lighting was just too beautiful... Even if you find it difficult to set up your camera because so many different colors are used, you can take stylish photos by setting it to Auto! I'm not good at taking photos of night scenes or dark rooms, but I was able to take some great photos in Auto mode. It sparkled like jewels, and it was a very stylish space. Be sure to go there while the summer is still hot~ ✈︎---------------------------------------------✈︎ 📍: Nippara Cave, Tokyo 📸: Canon EOS 5D Mark Ⅳ 💴: 900 yen ✈︎---------------------------------------------✈︎ #photographyspot2024 #Tokyo #Tokyotourism #Tokyotrip #NipparaCave #Cave #Okutama #Okutamatourism #Okutamatrip

#0yentrip #drive #Okutama #Nipparacave The high-ceilinged, spacious space was beautifully lit up, and it was mystical! It's the perfect cool spot for this hot summer 😁

#TokyoTourism The Hibara Cave is located in Kusatsu Town, Agatsuma County, Gunma Prefecture, at an altitude of about 900 meters. The entire cave is about 800 meters long, of which about 300 meters are open to the public. Beautiful stalactites and strangely shaped rocks are scattered throughout the cave, and the lighting creates a fantastic atmosphere. Natural ice blocks and icicles can also be seen in some areas, and the cool atmosphere, especially in the summer, attracts visitors. Historical ruins and fossils have also been discovered within the cave, making it a fascinating spot where nature and history come together.

Once a mecca for mountain worship, it is now a particularly lively tourist spot in Nippara. The door to the mysteries opens in Ogawadani, a tributary of the Nippara River. The inside of the cave, which is kept at 11 degrees Celsius throughout the year, is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It boasts the largest scale of the area in the Kanto region, and offers a fantastical landscape with the majestic Byakuro Kannon statue, Gama Rock reminiscent of a giant frog, and an open ceiling that seems to draw you into a place beyond time. The new cave in particular is a different world, with magnificently grown stalagmites and numerous stone pillars standing in a multitude. This is the highlight of the approximately 40-minute tour of the cave. It takes 200 years for the icicle-like stalactites to grow 3 cm, and 400 years for the stalagmites to grow upwards. Please enjoy the mysteries of nature beyond your imagination to your heart's content. Furthermore, in August 1996, a water chime was installed that produces natural sounds befitting a large palace, allowing visitors to enjoy elegant sounds in the solemn atmosphere of the limestone cave. ○ Admission fee (all prices are now 100 yen extra) General: Adults (including high school students): 800 yen Middle school students: 600 yen Children (elementary school students): 500 yen Groups (25 or more): Adults (including high school students): 700 yen Middle school students: 500 yen Children (elementary school students): 400 yen ○ Parking: Free ○ Transportation: Bus: Weekdays: Get off at the last stop on the bus bound for Hibara Cave, approx. 5 minutes on foot Weekends: Get off at the last stop on the bus bound for Higashi Hibara, approx. 25 minutes on foot Car: Approx. 90 minutes on National Route 411 from the Chuo Expressway Hachioji IC Approx. 20 minutes from the Okutama Station intersection ○ Business hours 1/4 - 12/29 (New Year's holiday 12/30 - 1/3) ○Business hours 4/1 - 11/30 9:00am - 5:00pm 12/1 - 3/31 9:00am - 4:30pm TEL 0428-83-8491#Tokyo #Summer trip #Okutama