Omuro Cave
Omuro Cave is a cave in Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi. Omuro Cave is situated nearby to the cave Fuji Fūketsu, 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 2½ km north of Omuro Cave.
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 5 km northeast of Omuro Cave.
Omuro Cave
- Type: Cave
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Narusawa Village, Minamitsuru district, Yamanashi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.45205° or 35° 27′ 7″ northLongitude
138.65855° or 138° 39′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8Q7WFM25+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5661127721OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Omuro Cave” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “Ōmuro Fuugetsu”
- Japanese: “おおむろふうけつ”
- Japanese: “大室風穴”
- Spanish: “Caverna de Omuro”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuji Fūketsu and 本栖風穴.
Nearby Places
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