On the last day of the short trip, I visited Akiyoshido. It is a giant calcareous cave. You can walk about 1km along a river in the cave. I felt like being in a maze of fantasy RPG. It is very dark inside and you cannot see a face of someone next to you.
The Japanese horror movie ‘八つ墓村（The village of 8 tombs ）’ based on the novel by Seishi Yokomizo was said to be shot in the cave. This movie is one of the detective Kindaichi series.
By the way, do you know ‘cave diving’? It is a kind of sports or adventure. I read about it on the national geographic a few years ago. The article is a story of the cave diver who went deepest on the earth then. When I walked in the Akiyoshido cave, I think someone can dive deeper because there are some hole there. Not me. 
After the adventure, it is important to have a launch. 
There is a special meal in Akiyoshido which is called Kappa soba. Sort of Japanese noodle.
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