Ryūgū Dōketsu
Ryūgū Dōketsu is a cave in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi and has an elevation of 963 metres. Ryūgū Dōketsu is situated nearby to the village Narusawa, as well as near Aokigahara.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Narusawa Ice Cave and Aokigahara.
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 1 km south of Ryūgū Dōketsu.
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 4 km southwest of Ryūgū Dōketsu.
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 1¼ km southwest of Ryūgū Dōketsu.
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 Ryūgū Dōketsu.
Fujikawaguchiko
Town
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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 Ryūgū Dōketsu.
Ryūgū Dōketsu
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Ryugu Doketsu”
- Category: landform
- Location: Fujikawaguchiko Town, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.48458° or 35° 29′ 5″ northLongitude
138.66827° or 138° 40′ 6″ eastElevation
963 metres (3,159 feet)Open location code
8Q7WFMM9+R8GeoNames ID
10799593
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In Other Languages
“Ryūgū Dōketsu” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “竜宮洞穴”
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