Ōmuro Dōketsu
Ōmuro Dōketsu is a cave in Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi and has an elevation of 1,185 metres. Ōmuro Dōketsu is situated nearby to the peak Mount Ōmuro, as well as near Aokigahara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aokigahara and Mount Ōmuro.
Aokigahara
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Aokigahara, also known as the Sea of Trees, is a forest on the northwestern flank of the Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Japan, thriving on 30 square kilometres of hardened lava laid down by the last major eruption of Mount Fuji in 864 CE.
Mount Ōmuro
Peak
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Ōmuro is a mountain located at the northwestern foot of Mount Fuji, in Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is one of the many extinct volcanoes of Mount Fuji, and because it is located at the gentle foot of Mount Fuji, it looks like an independent peak.
Narusawa Ice Cave
Cave
Photo: Kounoichi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Narusawa Ice Cave is a lava tube located in the Aokigahara forest, in the part that belongs to Narusawa Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the three larger lava tubes at the northern foot of Mount Fuji, the other two caves being Fugaku Wind Cave and Lake Sai Bat Cave. Narusawa Ice Cave is situated 3 km north of Ōmuro Dōketsu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narusawa.
Narusawa
Village
Photo: Filler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Narusawa is a village located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the village had an estimated population of 3,152 in 1257 households, and a population density of 32.6 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 89.58 square kilometres. Narusawa is situated 6 km northeast of Ōmuro Dōketsu.
Ōmuro Dōketsu
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Omuro Doketsu”
- Category: landform
- Location: Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.44784° or 35° 26′ 52″ northLongitude
138.66147° or 138° 39′ 41″ eastElevation
1,185 metres (3,888 feet)Open location code
8Q7WCMX6+4HGeoNames ID
10799586
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In Other Languages
“Ōmuro Dōketsu” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “大室洞穴”
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