Marine Cave of Kaka-no-Kukedo – 加賀の潜戸

Kaka Harbour is home to a mysterious pair of marine caves called Kaka-no-Kukedo. According to a legend mentioned in Izumo-no-kuni Fudoki (733), this is the birthplace of Sada-no-Okami, the guardian deity of the Shimane peninsula and one of the primary gods enshrined at Sada Shrine. After his mother gave birth to him in the cave, she shot a golden arrow through the rock, and light came shining through, and this is how the cave got its name. In the other cave there is a collection of statues dedicated to deceased children, which Lafcadio Hearn visited and wrote about in his essay, In the Cave of the Children’s Ghosts. The cave is accessible by a sightseeing boat that leaves from Marine Plaza Shimane.

Kaka-no-Kukedo Sightseeing Boat – 加賀潜戸遊覧船
Operating times	March – November,  9:30 - 15:15
Tour operation	10:20 - 15:20
Departure times	(1) 10:20 (2) 11:20 (3) 12:20 (4) 13:20 (5) 14:20 (6) 15:20  Tours can be cancelled for inclement weather without warning, so please call ahead that day. The tour visits both caves and takes about 50 minutes.
Sunrise Cruising	From mid-June to early July, roughly 60 minutes
Sunset Cruising	From the end of September to early October
Admission Fee	¥2,000
Marine Plaza Shimane Restaurant Nagisa	11:00 - 15:00; 0852-85-3568; closed on Tuesdays
URL	kukedo.com
Tel	0852-85-9111
Access	See Katsura-jima Island