Akkadō

Akkadō, located in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, is the longest limestone cavern in Japan, with a measured length of 23,702 metres.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 安家郵便局.

Post office

安家郵便局 is a post office, which is situated 450 metres northwest of Akkadō.

Type: Cave
Description: longest cave in Japan, a limestone cave in Iwaizumi Town, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Categories: show cave, solutional cave, and landform
Location: Iwaizumi, Shimohei-gun, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.9836° or 39° 59′ 1″ north

Longitude

141.73621° or 141° 44′ 10″ east

Open location code

8RF3XPMP+CF

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OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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