Fugaku-fūketsu
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 Entrance to the Fugaku wind cave |
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| Location: | Fujikawaguchiko , Minamitsuru County , Yamanashi Prefecture , Japan | |
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Geographic location: |
35 ° 28 '39 " N , 138 ° 39' 25" E | |
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The Fugaku-fūketsu ( Japanese 富 岳 風 穴 , German "Fuji Wind Cave") is a large, natural volcanic cave in Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan . It is located on the northern flank of Mount Fuji (also called Fugaku) and was created by the drying up of underground lava flows. Your entrance is somewhat hidden in the notorious Aokigahara forest. The cave itself is about 201 m long and about 8.7 m high. Throughout the year, ice formations created in the previous winter can be viewed at certain points, as well as rope-like soil structures made from cooled Pāhoehoe lava . A special feature of the cave is that there is no echo because the basalt walls largely swallow the sound.
The wind cave has been a natural monument and popular travel and excursion destination since 1929, and it plays an important role in the local tourism industry. It is for centuries as a natural refrigerator for silkworm - cocoons used and eggs and acorns, because the temperatures in the chambers all year around freezing point: lie (maximum temperature + 3 ° C). For this reason, too, tourists seek refuge in the cave, especially during the summer heat. The Narusawa Ice Cave and the Saiko Bat Cave are located near the wind cave .
literature
- Kuniyasu Mokudai, Mahito Watanabe and others a .: Natural Heritage of Japan: Geological, Geomorphological, and Ecological Aspects . Springer International Publishing, Cham 2017, ISBN 3-319-61896-2 .
- Peter Robinson, Sine Heitmann, Peter Dieke: Research Themes for Tourism . CABI, Wallingford 2011, ISBN 1-84593-698-1 .
Web links
- Description of the wind cave on mtfuji-cave.com (English); accessed on January 25, 2018.
- Background information on the wind cave at japan-guide.com (English); accessed on December 28, 2017.
- Yamanashi Kankou: Fugaku Fuketsu . Internet article on yamanashi-kankou.jp (English); accessed on January 25, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Yamanashi Kankou: Fugaku Fuketsu . Internet article on yamanashi-kankou.jp (English); accessed on December 28, 2017.
- ↑ a b Kuniyasu Mokudai, Mahito Watanabe u. a .: Natural Heritage of Japan . Page 170.
- ^ Peter Robinson, Sine Heitmann, Peter Dieke: Research Themes for Tourism , page 172.