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まもなく開催 (日本語) 龍泉洞まつり
(日本語) 龍泉洞・清水川渓流釣りまつりは、
４月27日（土）から９月30日（月）まで
午前９時～午後５時（受付：午後３時まで）
終 了 (日本語) 龍泉洞冬季イベント
(日本語) 【予約不要】
通常の入洞料金で参加できます（高校生以上1,100円 小中学生550円）
１枚の入洞券でふたつのイベントへの参加もO.K!
(日本語) 令和６年は辰年!!龍泉洞にどうぞお越しください。
今季はふたつのイベントを企画いたしました。
予約不要ですので、お気軽にご参加ください。
◇Dragon Year 龍泉洞クイズラリー
龍泉洞内にある宝箱を探し、クイズに答えて缶バッチを獲得するイベントです。
辰年スペシャルのオリジナル缶バッチをご用意しましたので、この機会にぜひ！
（缶バッチの配布終了後は、龍泉洞オリジナルクリアファイルを差し上げます）
◇コウモリウオッチング～light~
コウモリの冬眠場所が記された地図を頼りに、ご自身でコウモリを探してみるイベントです。
参加者には、龍泉洞ロゴ入りペンライトと、いわいずみのいきもの図鑑をプレゼント。
※スタッフの案内が必要な場合は、３日前までに電話予約をお願いします。
受付電話番号：0194-22-2566（龍泉洞事務所）
終 了 (日本語) 10/８（日）秋の龍泉洞七輪まつり
(日本語) 
終 了 (日本語) 2/11（土）龍ちゃん泉ちゃん感謝祭
(日本語) 2/11（土）11時から 龍ちゃん焼きのおふるまいを実施します
(日本語) いつも龍泉洞を応援してくださる みなさま に 感謝の気持ちを込めて….
2月11日（土）午前11時から、龍ちゃん焼きをおふるまいします。
龍泉洞のキャラクター、龍ちゃんの形に焼いた 小豆味とカスタードクリーム味の回転焼きをプレゼント。
その他、龍ちゃん・泉ちゃんが、JRバス早坂高原線や町内バス小本線のお出迎え、お見送りを主に、園地内で感謝の気持ちをお伝えします。
終 了 (日本語) 2023龍泉洞冬季イベント
(日本語) 通常の入洞料金のみで参加できます。
(日本語) 大人・高校生1,100円 小・中学生550円（小学生未満は無料です）
龍泉洞の中には、洞穴や土壌層の環境に適応した生物や、越冬のために洞内に入ってくるいきものが生息しています。
参加者にはワークシートのほか、いわいずみいきもの図鑑をプレゼント。どうぞご参加ください。
＊新型コロナウイルス感染対策にご協力をお願いします＊
終 了 Ryusendo Cave Kisaragimatsuri
We hold “Ryusendo Cave kisaragimatsuri” on Saturday, February 15.
Nine selections of stalactite caves mini-product exhibition, Lake bottom of the earth writing are full of events of limit other than holding on the same day in “Hoko Kuwashima – talk & reading live in Ryusendo Cave” on that day.
Kitchen car of warm pan and much-talked-about Iwaizumi black pig relief dumpling opens a store. Do you not come to winter Ryusendo Cave to play?
終 了 Hoko Kuwashima – talk & reading live in Ryusendo Cave
We hold “Hoko Kuwashima – talk & reading live in Ryusendo Cave”
Yoshiaki Muto playing an active part as Hoko Kuwashima and guitarist of voice actor playing an active part widely, producer sound appears on the program narration, dubbing of overseas drama from heroine of popular animation.
The date and time: Saturday, February 15 from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
place: Ryusendo Cave “Imperial Palace”
appearance: Hoko Kuwashima (voice actor), Yoshiaki Muto (guitar)
participation fee: 2,000 yen ※Preschool child impossibility
Application method: We apply with double postal card. On the day there is no receptionist. For more details, please see flyer.
終 了 (日本語) 龍泉洞冬季誘客キャンペーン
(日本語) 冬は１年の中でも地底湖の透明度がいっそう増すシーズンです。
龍泉洞では冬限定のお楽しみイベントを準備してお待ちしております。
期間中には来場者プレゼントもあります。
ステッカー【チケット購入者全員】+ A賞 クリアファイル または Ｂ賞 ボールペンorマグネット 【A賞 or Ｂ賞どちらか抽選】
キャンペーン期間中の各種イベントもどうぞご覧ください。
終 了 2019-2020 winter season event
We hold event of Ryusendo Cave winter in 2019!
“Ryusendo Cave size adventure” is demystification & treasure hunt looking for key of intracavernous treasure chest which was hidden while exploring. Shall we go to find hibernating bat which we can look at only at winter time by “bat visit?” We do petit baving experience in night Ryusendo Cave in “night cave”.
We perform “intracavernous illuminations” in Lake Ryusendo Cave first bottom of the earth. During period, we light up every day from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please enjoy fantastic atmosphere.
Information of each others plan will tell even about Facebook and Twitter of Ryusendo Cave formula SNS at any time.
Come to winter Ryusendo Cave.
終 了 2019Ryusendo Cave autumn festival
Ryusendo Cave autumn festival that planned holding on Sunday, October 13 was called off in consideration of influence of typhoon No.19 approach.
I am sorry to all of you who planned festival participation, everyone, who looked forward to.
終 了 2019Ryusendo Cave summer festival
We hold “Ryusendo Cave summer festival” this year. At quite popular roasted meat corner, we sell Iwaizumi short corner cow set (2,000 yen) and Ryusendo black pig set (1,000 yen) each 100 sets of limitation every year. Nagano of comedian appears at stage event! In addition, walk behavior of Ichigoni, the sinus with expert from rice cake firewood, Rikuchu Coast fish and vegetables kingdom executive committee; “let’s investigate mystery of Ryusendo Cave”, and there is “tree climbing” to enjoy climbing a tree by instruction of guide. There are Tanohata-mura, branch from Fudai-mura in branch other than Iwaizumi-cho special product, too. Sunday of 3 consecutive holidays to Ryusendo Cave!
終 了 2019Ryusendo Cave Festival!
It is held by Sunday “Ryusendo Cave Festival” for Saturday, May 4, five days!
Tokyo Tanaka and TOSHI-LOW of MAN WITH A MISSION of BRAHMAN appear on stage event as guest in particular this year!
You continue reconstruction aid from typhoon No.10 disaster that attacked Iwaizumi-cho in August, 2016 for long and may appear on both by the relationship this time.
With performance of two people, come to enjoy sightseeing in folk art of Iwaizumi-cho, local special product and food and Ryusendo Cave.
終 了 Ryusendo Cave Winter Event 2018-2019
This year, Ryusendo Cave will hold various winter events as well! The popular “Ryusendo Cave Great Adventure” offers adult courses and children’s courses. The Ryusendo concert which will be held in the Imperial Palace inside the cave, invites the artists called *Hana-oto* from Iwate prefecture. Don`t you want to make some unforgettable memories for this winter vacation with the big event “Night Caving”? There are also other new events, such as illumination set up inside the cave. Please enjoy the Ryusendo Cave in this special time of the year.
Follow our English Facebook page to get the latest event update. https://www.facebook.com/Ryusendocave/
終 了 Ryusendo Cave’s Traditional Autumn Festival
The Ryusendo Cave's Traditional Autumn Festival, which was scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 7, was canceled considering the influence of Typhoon 25 approach.
Sincere apology to everyone who was planning to participate in the festival. However, the Ryusendo Cave is scheduled to open normally.
Main Event
Ryusendo Cave Festival
Known in the old days as the Shizugawa Shrine Festival, today’s Ryusendo Cave Festival celebrates gratitude for the crystal-clear water springing out of the Cave, while offering prayers for the continuing protection of these water resources – and conveying a spirit of appreciation for the forest that nurtures this gift of water.
The events include a safety prayer ceremony to express gratitude for the purity of Ryusendo Cave’s water, performances of the town’s distinctive folk entertainment, and Mochi-maki (tossing rice-cakes together with noveties among guests).
Being held in the Golden Week, the festival becomes very crowded with throngs of tourists, as well as locals.
Ryusendo Cave Summer Festival
The summer festival’s biggest attraction is its grill which you can enjoy Iwaizumi’s famous specialty – Iwaizumi Tankaku-gyu (Iwaizumi shorthorn beef). The grill is so popular that visitors begin queuing up even before it opens!
Other programs include a special guided tour by a researcher(s) of the Speleology Research Institute, folkloric performances and also live music.
All the while, Iwaizumi Town’s specialties will be sold by the town’s traders.
In recent years, there have been marketing programs such as social networking service (SNS) incentive promotions to encourage visitor referrals to Ryusendo.
Ryusendo Cave Autumn Festival
Jointly organized by Iwaizumi Town’s “Matsutake (pine mushroom) Huts (producer outlets)” and the “Oyster Huts” of Yamada Town, Ryusendo is where you can enjoy these autumnal delicacies.
The town’s other vendors also sell unique autumnal dishes, such as salmon soup and mushrooms.
In addition, the program includes a special guide by a researcher(s) of the Speleology Research Institute, the performances of the folk art/entertainment and also music playing.
In recent years, in cooperation with the Rest House and Café Ponte, we sell specialty products of Iwaizumi and Yamada, and provide special menu dishes.
Past events in Ryusendo Cave
Illuminations Limited to the Winter Season
※ It may be extended.
The area around Ryusendo’s common area and also the cave itself decorate with eye-catching illuminations.
The First Underground Lake is illuminated to give the illusion of a romantic blue tunnel, and the Ryusendo Dragon Bridge also has illumination and it creates the most fantastic scenery.
Ryusendo Cave Great Adventure
※ It may be extended.
This adventure involves looking for the key to treasure hidden in Ryusendo Cave while also solving riddles.
Find the key, open the treasure box, and discover the wonderful treasure that is waiting for you!
You can bring in a secret gift and hide it. It`s an ideal birthday president for a child or an anniversary surprise for friends and couples.
Courses and riddles are different year by year, and there are courses such as “children’s course”, “adults’ course”, and “couple’s course”.
Bat Watching
Session (1) from 11 am, and Session (2) from 2 pm
It can be hard to find hibernating bats, even though they may be hanging just close by.
During this hibernation period only, a special staff guide shows you the bat’s secret whereabouts in the cave.
Cave Concert
between mid-February to mid-March.
Taking full advantage of the cave’s acoustic effects, various concerts have been performed.
Thus far, a wide variety of music genres have been staged, for example, flamenco, violin, ocarina, and even whistling. The cave’s fantastic space – as well as its beautiful acoustics – greatly impressed both visitors and performers alike.
Photo Exhibition
Collecting photos of Ryusendo Cave under a new theme determined each year, we display rare and unusual images.
Previous exhibitions have shown photos of Ryusendo Cave in the old days, areas of the cave not accessible to the public, etc.
Each of these different annual themes help visitors to enjoy the hidden charms of Ryusendo Cave.
New Year Hospitality
During the first three days of the New Year, we present a nice treat to visitors to Ryusendo Cave, and they are all free. Treats may be Happai-tofu (a bean-curd dish from the Edo period), sweet adzuki bean soup with cakes, hot milk and others.
Ryusendo Cave Winter Events
We hold a variety of events to draw in tourists in the winter season.
These events are designed with winter’s features, and include collaborative projects involving other organizations and treasure hunting.