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Akiyoshi-do
Akiyoshi-do · Akiyoshi-do Cave · 秋芳洞
Visit Akiyoshi-do for natural cave scenery. Follow the paths to limestone formations with different shapes, such as Hyakumai-zara and the Golden Column.
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Visitor information
Address
〒754-0511 山口県美祢市秋芳町秋吉3506-2
3506-2 Akiyoshi, Shūhō-chō, Mine-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Location on the mapAdmission
Standard individual admission: ages 18+ and 15–17, 1,600 yen; 12–14, 1,300; 6–11, 850. High-school age and older pay 1,900 on 27 April–7 May and 1 July–31 August 2026, or 1,350 December–February. Junior-high students pay 1,300 standard/peak or 1,050 off-peak; elementary students 850 standard/peak or 700 off-peak. Check age/school categories in your visiting date’s price table.
Opening hours
Front entrance reception March–November 08:30–17:30, viewing until 18:30; December–February 08:30–16:30, viewing until 17:30. Lift and Kurotani entrances receive visitors 08:30–16:30, viewing until 17:30. Open year-round.
What to see at Akiyoshi-do
Hyakumai-zara and the Golden Column
Hyakumai-zara and the Golden Column are limestone formations inside Akiyoshi-do. Compare their shapes as you follow the cave paths.
How to get to Akiyoshi-do
Take an Akiyoshi-do-bound Bocho bus from Shin-Yamaguchi north-side terminal stand 2. Walk through the shops from Akiyoshi-do stop to the front entrance. Return from the same stop to Shin-Yamaguchi. Before setting out, check date-specific services both ways, last returns and fares. The guide’s course costs exclude these bus fares.
Bocho timetable revised October 2026 Current Bocho timetable Official Akiyoshi-do information
Before you visit
Footwear and your exit
Floors may be slippery and there are stairs; wear comfortable shoes with good grip. Allow about 90 minutes for viewing with a return to the front entrance, plus lunch and stop access separately. For another exit, check the route back to the bus stop first.
Tickets and booking for Akiyoshi-do
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Questions about Akiyoshi-do
Must I leave Akiyoshi-do through the entrance I used?
You can return to the front entrance or use another exit. For a bus return, check the route and time from your chosen exit to Akiyoshi-do stop.
Official Akiyoshi-do information Bocho timetable revised October 2026
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