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Bat Cave

Japan / Yamanashi / Fujiyoshida / 西湖, 2068
 cave / cave(s), interesting place

400-0334 山梨県南都留郡富士河口湖町西湖2068
400-0334 Yamanashi Prefecture, Minamitsuru, Fujikawaguchiko, Saiko 2068
TEL 0555-82-3111
FAX 0555-82-3112

Can you see the bats? No, you can not. But they are there.
They are behind a partition with a door - so that the tourists do not disturb them.
Get a ticket, take a helmet (the ceillings are LOW!) and proceed by a sawdust-paved path through a wood, which looks like a good setting for a fairy-tale movie; hoblins and trolls should lurk here, in the pits and under reclined stones (those are marks of an old-day volcano eruption).
Some tunnels are a real challenge for decently sized people, so take care :)

Web page: www.fujigoko.co.jp/ashiwada/koumori.html (Japanese)
adult fee : 300¥
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Coordinates:   35°29'39"N   138°40'17"E
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