The Japanese Cave and The Views From Above

One fine afternoon, I went to visit one of the historical places in the countryside. Since it was declared as the tourism spot, and was then known as the Japanese legacy. The locals call this spot as "Japaneses Cave" This site is located on the hill, around five kilometers from Lhokseumawe downtown. I was wondering how this place look like, then I decided to pay a short visit to local spot. Once I arrived here, my eyes spotted to the cave door which is said as the first Japanese cave. I met the snack seller before reaching the entry, she told me that this cave was built in 1942 (three years before Indonesia Independence) by Japanese troops. Then, I went in to observe the inside look, I just found two chambers and two short way; left and right that also lead to the exit.

Suatu siang yang cerah, saya pergi mengunjungi salah satu tempat bersejarah di daerah pedesaan. Sejak tempat itu dinyatakan sebagai tempat pariwisata, dan kemudian dikenal sebagai warisan Jepang. Masyarakat menyebutnya "Gua Jepang" Situs ini terletak di atas bukit, beberapa kilometer dari pusat kota Lhokseumawe, Aceh Indonesia. Saya penasaran akan tempat ini, lalu saya memutuskan untuk berkunjung sebentar. Begitu saya tiba di sini, mata saya melihat di pintu gua yang disebut sebagai gua pertama. Kemudian, saya masuk untuk mengamati bagian dalam, saya hanya menemukan dua kamar dan dua jalan pendek; kiri dan kanan yang juga mengarah ke pintu keluar.

The entrance of the cave. The authority had built the supported concrete pillars near the mouth of the cave

The cave was impenetrable darkness. I had to use the camera flash to get the clear pictures of the inside look.

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^{This is the first chamber, I assumed this chamber was used as the save heaven of the Japanesse troops}

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^{Before we reach the exit, we have to walk up, this exit will lead you to hill and we can see the vast landscape from the doorway}

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The Views From Above The Hill

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From this hill, we can also see the view of the blue sea along with the LNG containers. These two distinct views may add another sense of beautiful scenery that is seen from above. Based on this reason, the visitors picked this spot to selfie and having family photos with these backgrounds or feeling the breeze that came from the vast ocean. When I stood on top of this hill, I found these views from my right and left side.

Dari bukit ini, kita juga bisa melihat pemandangan laut biru bersama dengan kontainer LNG. Kedua pemandangan yang berbeda ini dapat menambahkan nuansa lain dari tempat ini bila dilihat dari atas. Berdasarkan alasan ini, para pengunjung memilih tempat ini untuk selfie atau berpoto bersama keluarga dengan latar belakang ini atau merasakan angin yang muncul dari lautan luas. Ketika saya berdiri di atas bukit ini, saya menemukan kedua pemandangan ini dari posisi kanan dan kiri.

These two pictures were stretched from my left position

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Location : Blang Panyang, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Indonesia

Camera : Nikon D7000
Lens : VR II