Akkadō
{{for|the asteroid|5679 Akkado}}
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| name = Akkadō
| other_name =安家洞
| photo = Akkado SHINDEN.jpg
| photo_width = 270px
| photo_caption = Inside the Akkadō
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| location = Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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| depth = 280 meters
| length = 23,702 meters
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| geology = limestone
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| access = public
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| show_cave_length = 700 meters
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| website ={{official|http://www.town.iwaizumi.iwate.jp/kankoumap/akkadou.html}}
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{{Nihongo|Akkadō|安家洞}}, located in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, is the longest limestone cavern in Japan, with a measured length of {{convert|23702|m|ft}}.[http://www.j-cave.jp/akka/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709072011/http://www.j-cave.jp/akka/|date=2012-07-09}} Journey to the Center of the Earth The cave system was designated as a natural monument by the Japanese government in 1980. Since 1991, a portion of the caverns have been open to the public for part of the year.
Outline
There are flowstones and a subterranean lake.
Access
- Iwaizumi Town Bus
- From/to Iwaizumibashi
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Akkado}}
- [http://www.japan-iwate.info/app/location_detail.php?lid=106 A Trip to Iwate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190930/http://www.japan-iwate.info/app/location_detail.php?lid=106 |date=2018-01-17 }}
- [http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5028.html Japan Travel Guide]
- [http://www.morioka-hachimantai.jp/eng/iwaizumi/156.html Morioka-Hachimantai Tourist Advisor]
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Category:Landforms of Iwate Prefecture
Category:Tourist attractions in Iwate Prefecture
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