Karurusu Ice Caves, Noboribetsu - Ice Bamboo

Address: Karurusu Copper Mine, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Open: 24/7

Charge: Free

Tour Price: Around 20,000 yen per person (tax included). The Noboribetsu Karurusu Ice Pillars Tour (a 6 hour guided tour) is a tour to see ice pillars in the caves of an old mine in Karurusu, Noboribetsu. It's usually a 9am start (meeting 8:45am, scheduled to finish at 1pm). Capacity 10 people per tour. The tour guide can provide explanations in English and Japanese.

You can't get a taxi here. It's a 2 hour hike in winter:
北海道登別市カルルス鉱山跡洞窟･氷筍

GPS: 42.538877304688874, 141.08579502445133 (Google Maps)

It's about a 2 hour walk from Suzuki Hotel.

In winter, stalactites and stalagmites known as ice bamboo grow around 2 meters in length at the Noboribetsu Karurusu copper mining site.

Sometimes there are guided tours to the caves mid January and February. Meeting in front of Noboribetsu International Tourism & Convention Association.

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