Narusawa Ice Cave
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kounoichi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Osumi Akari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: lava tube in Japan
- Also known as: “Narusawa Hyoketsu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aokigahara and Fugaku Wind Cave.
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. Aokigahara is situated 3 km southwest of Narusawa Ice Cave.
Fugaku Wind Cave
Cave
Photo: Kounoichi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fugaku Wind Cave is a lava tube at the northern foot of Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the largest of the several lava tubes that are found in the Aokigahara forest in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture. Fugaku Wind Cave is situated 1 km west of Narusawa Ice Cave.
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. Mount Ōmuro is situated 4 km south of Narusawa Ice Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narusawa and Fujikawaguchiko.
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 3½ km east of Narusawa Ice Cave.
Fujikawaguchiko
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fujikawaguchiko is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the town had an estimated population of 26,542 in 10,618 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 158.40 square kilometres. Fujikawaguchiko is situated 9 km east of Narusawa Ice Cave.
Narusawa Ice Cave
- Categories: ice cave, lava tube, and landform
- Location: Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.47479° or 35° 28′ 29″ northLongitude
138.66654° or 138° 39′ 60″ eastElevation
1,031 metres (3,383 feet)Open location code
8Q7WFMF8+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1867165622OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Narusawa Ice Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف ناروساوا الثلجي”
- Cebuano: “Narusawa Hyōketsu”
- French: “Narusawa-hyōketsu”
- German: “Narusawa-hyoketsu”
- German: “Narusawa-hyōketsu”
- Italian: “Grotta di ghiaccio Narusawa”
- Japanese: “鳴沢氷穴”
- Slovenian: “Ledena jama v Narusawi”
- Slovenian: “Narusawa-hyōketsu”
- Spanish: “Narusawa. Cueva de hielo”
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