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CruiseonLakeHibaraExperiencethetruemajestyofMotherNaturewithacruiseonthebeautiful,island-filledLakeHibara.ManylakesandpondswereformedbytheeruptionofMountBandai.LakeHibaraisthelargestofthoselakes,withashorelengthofapproximately31km(19.6mi)andamaxdepthofapproximately30m(100ft)inUrabandai,alongthemountain’snorthside.LargeexcursionboatsoperateonLakeHibarafromtheendofAprilthroughthebeginningofNovember,andthesemagnicentcruisesofferviewsofMountBandai’sroughcrater,andoatbetweentheislandsthatdotthelake.Therearealsomotorboatcruisesforanyonelookingforalittlespeedandexcitement.UrabandaiisalsorecognizedbyBirdLifeInternationalasanImportantBird&BiodiversityArea,andvisitorscanexpecttoseeawidevarietyofwildmountainousbirdsandwaterfowl.123Experienceanelegant,35-minutecruiseforonly¥1,300.Feastyoureyesonsceneryonlyavailablehere!EnjoyincredibleviewsofMountBandai’svolcaniccrater.23ReferenceWebsite:UrabandaiTourismOfcialWebsiteAbukumaCaveisanaturalworkofartwhichwascreatedoversome80millionyears.SaidtobeoneofthebestinAsia,thetourthroughthecavetraversesa600-meter-longpathandtakesabout40mins,duringwhichyoucanseeanincrediblenumberandvarietyofstalactites.Therearevarioushighlightsduringthecourse,especiallyTsukinoSekai(“TheMoonWorld”),therstshowinJapantoutilizetheatricallightsinlimestonecaves—it’ssobeautifulit’lltakeyourbreathaway!Adventuroustravelersshouldtrytheexplorationcourse,whereyousqueezethroughnarrowspacesandtraversealogladderandsteppingstones.Dresswarmly—eveninsummer,theinsideofthecaveisaround15℃.123Variousstalactitescanbeobservedinthe29-meter-highhallTakineGoten.ThestrangelyshapedKinoko-Iwa(“MushroomRock”)ontheslopeofRyuguDen.ThegrandnaleofthecourseisTsukinoSekai(“TheMoonWorld”.)ReferenceWebsite:AbukumaCaveOfcialWebsite123ExploreAbukumaCaveEnteranotherworld—theworldofmysteriouslybeautifullimestonecaves!122FukushimaPrefecture
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