Tamura, Fukushima

city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Abukuma-dō (あぶくま洞 - Abukuma Cave) is a limestone cave located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The cave was discovered on August 15, 1969, northeast of the city of Tamura and was originally named Kamayama Shonyu-do (釜山鍾乳洞). It was designated a natural heritage of the town on February 7, 1971, and renamed Abukuma-dō on June 1,1973. Visitors can traverse a 600-metre-long path inside the cave as well as a 120-metre-long exploration course to view the stalactites and stalagmites. Each stalactite has taken more than eighty million years to form. Beyond the public areas lie about 2,500 metres of cave

railway station in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

railway station in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

railway station in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

railway station in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

railway station in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

railway station in Tamura, Fukushima prefecture, Japan

Japan House of Representatives constituency

dissolved municipality in Tamura district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan