{"id":22011,"date":"2019-09-14T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T16:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=22011"},"modified":"2020-10-04T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T17:26:49","slug":"ryugado-cave-in-kochi-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/22011","title":{"rendered":"Ryugado Cave in K\u014dchi, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ryugadou.or.jp\/\">Ryugado Cave<\/a> is located on Mount Sampo in K\u014dchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The facility is open to the public and includes a sightseeing route (a relatively easy course, which I took) and an adventure route (with a guide through rougher areas of the caves).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the cave itself, the facility also houses a rare bird center, a museum, a gift shop, and a restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Entrance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Entrance.jpg\" alt=\" Entrance to Ryugado Cave\" class=\"wp-image-22014\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Entrance.jpg 933w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Entrance-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Entrance-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Entrance-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Entrance to Ryugado Cave<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Entrance to Ryugado Cave (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Woods.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Woods.jpg\" alt=\"Woods Around Ryugado Cave\" class=\"wp-image-22015\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Woods.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Woods-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Woods-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Woods-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Woods Around Ryugado Cave<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Woods Around Ryugado Cave (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Statue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Statue.jpg\" alt=\"Statue Outside Ryugado Cave\" class=\"wp-image-22016\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Statue.jpg 933w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Statue-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Statue-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Statue-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Statue Outside Ryugado Cave<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Statue Outside Ryugado Cave (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Shrine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Shrine.jpg\" alt=\"Shrine Inside Ryugado Cave\" class=\"wp-image-22017\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Shrine.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Shrine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Shrine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Shrine-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Shrine Inside Ryugado Cave<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Shrine Inside Ryugado Cave (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Monument.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Monument.jpg\" alt=\"Monument Inside Ryugado Cave\" class=\"wp-image-22018\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Monument.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Monument-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Monument-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ryugado-Monument-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Monument Inside Ryugado Cave<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Monument Inside Ryugado Cave (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\n\nCopyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryugado Cave is located on Mount Sampo in K\u014dchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. 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