Hida Great Limestone Cave
飛騨大鍾乳洞
Nyukawa-cho, Takayama · near Takayama Station (Nohi Bus ~30 min)
Hida Great Limestone Cave in Nyukawa-cho, Takayama. Japan's highest-altitude show cave, with a lit 800m walkway winding past dramatic stalactites, curtains of rock and coloured pools that feel like an underground adventure.
Why children love it: Japan's highest-altitude show cave, with a lit 800m walkway winding past dramatic stalactites, curtains of rock and coloured pools that feel like an underground adventure.
Honest drawbacks: The cave is cold year-round with damp footing and low, stepped sections, so bring a jacket and hold hands with smaller children; the site is a bus ride out of town.
- Best for
- Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
- Time to allow
- 1.5h
- Opening hours
- 8:00-17:30 (last entry 17:00) Apr-Oct; 9:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00) Nov-Mar. Closed 31 Dec-1 Jan.
- Price
- Adults (high-school age and up) 1,100 yen; children (elementary/junior-high) 550 yen.
- Booking
- Usually walk-in
- English
- ★★★☆☆
- Indoor / weather
- indoor · rainy-day ok
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