Kameiwa cave
Kameiwa cave and the Nōmizo waterfall that flows through it are located near the city of Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. While referred to as a cave, the Kameiwa cave is a tunnel bored during the Edo period to provide water for local agriculture.Photo: Tetsuji Sakakibara, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: waterfall in Japan
- Also known as: “Kameiwa Cave” and “Nōmizo Falls”
- Address: 君津市, 千葉県 292-0526
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roadside station Fureai-park Kimitsu and Katakura Dam.
Roadside station Fureai-park Kimitsu
Photo: Volfgang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roadside station Fureai-park Kimitsu is situated 1½ km northeast of Kameiwa cave.
Katakura Dam
Dam
Katakura Dam is a gravity dam located in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 18.6 km2. Katakura Dam is situated 2½ km northeast of Kameiwa cave.
Kannon-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ibaraki101c, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kannon-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 4 km northeast of Kameiwa cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okugome.
Okugome
Quarter
Photo: ThermostatMan2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Okugome is a mountainous area located in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan. The town is situated in the middle of the mountains of the Bōsō Peninsula. There are no major towns or villages in Okugome, just isolated farms.
Kameiwa cave
- Categories: artificial waterfall and tourism
- Location: Kimitsu Shi, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.18506° or 35° 11′ 6″ northLongitude
140.05989° or 140° 3′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8R7253P5+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 6726463590OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q66091467
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Kameiwa cave” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “龜岩洞窟”
- Japanese: “Nomizo no taki”
- Japanese: “亀岩の洞窟”
- Japanese: “濃溝の滝”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kameiwa Cave and Nomizono Falls.
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