Ryugado Cave

We visited the cave on a rainy day. Not much people there and we could enjoy the cave by ourselves. Interesting limestone cave with bats flying overhead. Very interesting to see the little museum what was found there and how the cave was made by thousands of years!

This is my 3rd caves in Japan. It took about +/-1.5 hr to get here from Kochi station. Always nice to be in the caves during summer. Initially, I thought I would be the only one since it was morning and weekday. I still like the Aikyoshido cave the best but this cave also gave me different perspectives of the art but the nature. I thought this cave having narrow walk path up and down were quite nice because that should be how a natural cave should be. Interestingly, in the cave there were bats. Finally a cave with wild life. The previous I thought get to experience. Usually with bats due to the fecal it should be so sort of smell, but you don’t get to smell it here. And I finally heard the sound that bats made. Sorry, being living in the city you don’t get to experience it. At the almost ending, there was a little movie clip. Initially I thought it was cool. But was also thinking whether it will have an impact on the bats? But maybe it might not. Many might miss it. So please ensure you don’t miss the little movie. The cave is long and I take my own sweet time to enjoy the moment. As long as I catch my bus. No need to rush, enjoy 1.5hr. It really nice. I must admit the price is a little steep for 1200yen. Given that I already spent on transport one-way almost 1000yen. The staffs were friendly and enthusiastic. Like the vibe to help to kick off the morning exploration of unexpected art of nature!😊 I think it is still worth the effort to experience walking into the dragon.

We did not expect to walk for such a long time in the cave. The stalactites were impressive and very close. The walk is not difficult, the staff inside explained about the different stalactites at each station.

We did an extra adventure course. Requires reservation and Japanese speaker but kids loved it. There are two different adventure courses hence we want to try the different one next. And yes there are centipedes and bats 🦇

Really nice cave experience. The main halls aren’t as huge as some of the ones in Okinawa, but the course is probably longer. About 1 km with lots of ups and downs. While the floor is well maintained and built for walking, the passages can have surprisingly low ceilings and/or narrow gaps. You’ll have to work a little going through here! At least there’s an escalator up to the entrance so you won’t be pre-exhausted going in!