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Iya / Oboke Koboke

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Oboke Gorge Sightseeing Pleasure Cruise

4.0

117 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Yamashirochounishiu 1520

This sightseeing tour boat departs from the “Restaurant Oboke Gorge Mannaka” and the “V”-shaped Oboke Gorge can be seen from the river. Visitors can also see the Natural Monument, Ganrekihengan (pebbly schist) up close and the scenery of the gorge can only be described in one word: stunning.

You can get the tickets once you arrive at the reception. Ticket for an adult is 1200 yen and the boat ride is around 30mins (round trip). Since the temperature was quite cold, the services staff...
Iya-no-Kazurabashi Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Nishiyayamamurazentoku 162-2

Designated as an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property of the country, the 45 meter long and two meter wide suspension bridge crosses the clear running waters of the Iya River at a height of 14 meters above the water’s surface. The bridge is made of hardy kiwi vines that grow wild in the cold mountains and are replaced once every three years. Various views exist as to why the bridge was originally built, one of which says that it was constructed by fugitives of the Taira clan who, in order to prevent attackers getting close, built it out of vines so they could quickly cut it down. Another probable story says that it was made by the saint, Kobo Daishi, who used to roam the valleys of Iya, in order to help stricken villagers.
Unpenji Temple

4.0

39 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachouhakuchi Norochi 763

This temple belongs to the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism and is located in Ikeda Town in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture near the summit of Mt. Unpenji, and it is the 66th temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. It has the highest altitude of all the temples in the Shikoku Pilgrimage. It is said to have been erected by a 16-year-old Kukai in 789 when he visited the area. Afterward, under orders from Emperor Saga, he is said to have sculpted the principal image of Senju Kannon Bosatsu in 818 and performed the seven sacred rites. On the temple grounds, the principal image joins a standing statue of Vaisravana and other National Important Cultural Properties, and you’ll also find a statue of Gohyakurakan, a “wish-granting eggplant,” and other items worth seeing. This temple is known for its beautiful fall foliage, and a ropeway operates from the foot of the mountain.

堂塔も景観も境内の石の羅漢さんも紅葉も、寺院の縁起と歴史も、全てが揃った素晴らしい遍路寺、霊場です。今回の遍路では少し気になることを耳にはさんだので・・。歩き遍路の方がおられて本堂前で納経時間が重複したので、私が先達を担っているグループは先に大師堂で納経したのだが、歩き遍路のグループの一人が極めて不見識かつ非常識な発言をした。「バス乗って下の駐車場まで来ているのだから、納経位は歩いて廻っている者に...
Ochiai Village

4.0

52 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Miyoshi-shi Higashiiya Ochiai Hoka

I took the bus here - tour books say to get off at the nearby school but it looks like quite a walk from there. So I followed the tourist information centres bus schedules and got off at Ochiai...
Roadside Station Oboke (Monster House and Stone Museum)

3.5

21 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Yamashirochoukamimyou 1553-1

Roadside Station Oboke is located in Miyoshi City. Besides the Monster House and Stone Museum, which feature 70 monsters from local legends and a sample of the rudaceous schist that has been designated as a Natural Monument, there is also a hotspring footbath (open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from March to November) where visitors can relax and enjoy beautiful views of the Yoshino River, as well as a gift-shop selling local Miyoshi specialties and natural stones, a café, etc.

There seem to be many ghost legends in Oboke. I thought whether this facilitiy to be so-called haunted houses, but was not scared at all. Various ghosts were displayed and were quite worth...
Kazurabashi Yumebutai

3.5

21 Reviews

Shopping

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Nishiyayamamuraimakubo 345-1

Kazurabashi Yumebutai located near Kazura Bridge in Iya, a famous sightseeing place in Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture is a tourist facility. You can access Kazura Bridge from the large parking area by walking through the facility. The product center has a range of Iya region and specialty Tokushima products including Iya soba noodles, konnyaku (jelly-like food), sudachi citrus vinegar and creeping plant crafts. Kazurabashitei, a restaurant where you can enjoy dishes using local ingredients is popular for lunch before or after sightseeing. Salt-grilled sweetfish and amago trout sold in the food section are popular as a walking-and-eating gourmet item.

ここに観光バスを駐車し、歩いてかずら橋に向かいました。広い駐車場があります。帰りに、ここでトイレを済ませて、買い物をするための施設です。品数も多く、かずら橋の作り方などについての説明パネルもありました。
Oku Iya Valley Tourist Monorail

4.5

24 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Miyoshi-shi Higashiiya Sugeoi 28

The monorail is located in the mountains of Oku-Iya and is said to be the world's longest monorail for sightseeing, with a total length of 4,600 m, a height difference of 590 m, a maximum gradient of 40 degrees, and a peak elevation of 1,380 m. Because it travels at the same speed as a person walking, you can enjoy forest bathing as if you were mountain climbing. Tickets for the ride will be sold out as soon as they are sold out (reservations are not accepted), so it is advisable to arrive early to purchase your tickets.

We decided to try it out because mountain monorail sounded interesting, although that was about all we knew about it. Before we got there, I expected it to be enjoyable but that Y2000 per person...
Sunriver Oboke hot springs resort

4.5

7 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Yamashirochounishiu 1259-1

Sunriver Oboke is a hot springs resort hotel located in the Oboke Gorge and Koboke Gorge region, with spectacular gorge scenery and surrounded by mountains that reach a height of 1,500 meters. Day visitors are welcome to use the hot springs facilities. The main bath affords a magnificent vista of the Koboke Gorge and the Yoshino River. The alkaline hot springs water is reputed to be effective at treating bruises and skin complaints, and is also said to be just as effective as skin lotion at keeping the skin moist and smooth. Transportation is available for guests between the hotel and Oboke Station or Koboke Station.

お風呂はかなりいい感じです。露天風呂からは川も見えました。ただし建物全体老朽化が進んでいるのでそういう昭和臭さが好きな人以外にはおすすめではありません。昭和臭いものが大好きな方には熱烈におすすめです。食事も普通と言うか、食堂的な雰囲気と言うか。悪くは無いのですが。
Iya Valley

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachoumatsuo - Nishiyanyama Village

One of Japan’s three hidden valleys, Iya is a steep valley spreading out at the foot of the Shikoku Mountains. The perfectly formed V-shape valley and majestic landscape with the emerald green of the Iya River weaving its way along the valley floor are sights worth seeing. In autumn it is known as a picturesque spot for the viewing of colorful autumn foliage due to the way in which the whole valley side turns red from the valley floor to the top. Perched up high on a cliff above the Iya River is the Statue of a Peeing Boy, said to be where children and travelers to the region would see who is the bravest while standing on this precarious rock.
Oboke and Koboke

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Yamashirochoushigezane - First name

Oboke and Koboke are great valleys created by the erosion of the Yoshino River running through the Shikoku Mountains. The strangely shaped rocks chiseled over time, the lush green forest and natural beauty of the clear stream meandering along the valley floor are sights to behold. The valleys were designated a National Natural Monument in 2014. Activities such as boat trips and rafting, as well as sightseeing train tours and sightseeing buses are also recommended things to do here.
Forest Adventure Iya

4.5

11 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokushima Miyoshi-shi

My teenaged daughter and I spent a couple fun hours doing the Adventure Course, which included four different rope courses up in the trees plus a long zip line over the river and a shorter one back...
Kenmi Shrine

4.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Yamashirochouterano

This shrine is Japan’s best shrine for getting rid a possession by an inugami (dog spirit). It is also known for answering prayers for recovery from illness and family well-being. It is notable for ritual prayers passed down for generations that use kinpei (a ritual wand with golden paper streamers) and for the vocalization methods used to recite them. The path to the main shrine building, which built as if it was linked with the mountain, offers some truly sublime views.

およそ10年程前から狐憑きに悩んでいて数えきれない程の色んな神社仏閣で御祈祷をしてきましたがなかなか祓う事ができず、もぅ神様はいないのかと諦めかけていた所を最後に賢見神社に行って御祈祷をして頂いてから、しばらくしてから狐がいなくなりました。本当に心から感謝しております。このご恩は一生忘れません。一生感謝して尊敬し、たたえまつらせて頂きたいです。ゆういつ神様の存在を確かに感じられた、もの凄い神社です...
Awa-Ikeda Tobacco Museum and Awa-Ikeda Udatsu House

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachou Machi 2465-1

Located an approximately five-minute walk towards Udatsu-dori Street from Awa-Ikeda Station on the JR Dosan Line or an approximately five-minute drive from the Ikawa-Ikeda Interchange on the Tokushima Expressway, this museum is where you can learn about the history of cigarettes and Ikeda at the time when the tobacco industry prospered from the late Bakumatsu to the Meiji period. In a building using the residence where the tobacco company's founder lived more than a hundred years ago, materials such as books, tobacco leaves and manufacturing machinery at the time are arranged in chronological order. The building is designated as a tangible cultural property of Miyoshi City, and you can also visit the garden where the flowers bloom throughout the year the four seasons and a room detached from the main building.

いろいろとタバコ関係の資料が有りますが、煙草嫌いな私にとって歴史的な事実としてぐらいしか興味有りません。今でも自分の体をなんでいじめるんだろうと喫煙者のことを思います。建物を写真投稿しておきます。
Matsuogawa Onsen

4.5

10 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachoumatsuo Kurokawa 2-1

This small hot spring is surrounded by beautiful valleys and green mountains. Fed by a free-flowing alkaline simple sulfur spring, the baths are said to have a number of beneficial affects including giving bathers clear skin. In addition to day bathing, there are also accommodations for visitors seeking hot spring cures. Both the deep Iya Gorge, with its raging streams and high cliffs from dozens of meters to 200-meter, and the Kazura Bridge, one of Japan’s three most famous unusual bridges and a national Important Cultural Property, are located within a one-hour drive of the hot spring.

アルカリ性の単純硫黄泉が加熱掛流しです。つるつる感があって、ほのかな硫黄臭もします。内湯しかありませんが、５２０円で加熱ながら、投薬なしの掛流し温泉は四国では貴重な温泉です。
Oku-Iya Double Vine Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Higashiya Tube production 620

The Heike clan built this bridge about 800 years ago in order to get access to their horse-riding grounds in Mt. Tsurugi for training. It is also called the “male bridge, female bridge” and the “couple’s bridge” as there are two vine bridges which run in parallel beside each other. Immediately upstream of the female bridge, there is a “wild monkey” rope bridge where you traverse the valley by pulling the rope manually—it will be a valuable experience.
Hashikura-ji Temple

4.0

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachoushudu Kuratani 1006

"This ancient Buddhist temple, a special head temple of Shingon Buddhism, is reached by taking the Hashikurasan Ropeway a 10-minute walk from Hashikura Station on the JR Dosan Line. Records state the temple was founded to enshrine a statue personally carved by the great monk Kobo Daishi to serve as its principal object of worship in 828 after he received a sign from the god Konpira. Also known as the ""Inner Sanctuary of Konpira,"" the temple is one of the stations on the Shikoku 20 Bekkaku Temple Pilgrimage and is visited by many pilgrims traveling the route. The temple is famous for its ceremonies such as an esoteric star ceremony which involves praying to the celestial body which will govern your fortunes for the year; and a memorial service for old chopsticks held on August 4th, the day of chopsticks. Many of the temple's buildings, such as its main temple building and Gomaden hall, have been designated national and prefectural Important Cultural Properties."

箸蔵寺と言えば、”ロープウェイ”を利用してお寺に行く事です。秋頃に行くと紅葉が綺麗で目の保養になります。
Hotel Kazurabashi

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Nishiyayamamurazentoku 33-1

Located close to Kazura Bridge in the Iya Gorge, Hotel Kazurabashi is a hot springs resort situated in a secluded valley surrounded by hills. Besides its open-air baths and large indoor communal bath, the hotel is also famous for its Tenku Open-air Bath, which is reached by a cable car the appearance of which is modeled on a mountain hut. A visit to the Tenku Open-air Bath enables visitors to enjoy soaking in hot-spring water while admiring glorious views of the Shikoku Mountains. The nearest railway station is Oboke Station on the JR Dosan Line. From Oboke Station, it takes about 15–20 minutes to reach Hotel Kazurabashi by bus or taxi.
Mt. Tsurugi Tourist and Climbing Lift

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Mimaguntsurugichou Sadamitsu Nishiyama 65-8

This climbing lift at Mt. Tsurugi operates from late April to the end of November each year. Visitors can enjoy sweeping views of the seasonal scenery offered by the mountain. The cherry blossom and fall foliage seasons are especially popular. The lift takes about 15 minutes to ascend or descend the 830 meters of slope distance between Minokoshi and Nishijima. Visitors can stay, eat, and shop at the Chojo Hyutte and the Unkaiso located at the peak of Mt. Tsurugi. Visitors can thoroughly enjoy the beauty of the virgin forest and alpine flowers.
Higashi Iya History and Folk Museum

3.5

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Higashiyakyoujou 14-3

The Higashi Iya History and Folk Museum uses photographs and display panels to present legends from the Iya region relating to the Heike clan. Exhibits include a replica of a red banner linked to the Heike family. There are also exhibits of items connected to daily life in the Iya region, showcasing the unique way of life and cultural traditions that have developed in this area. From JR Oboke Station, take the Shikoku Kotsu bus for Kubo, and get off at the Kyojo bus stop.

展示の量は少ないですが、手っ取り早く歴史を学べるのでおすすめです。10分の紹介映像を見るとより簡単に知識を得られます。
The Peeing Boy of Iya Gorge

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Ikedachoumatsuo

This statue of a peeing boy was based on anecdotes about local children and travelers who tested their bravery here by peeing off the edge of the 200-meter cliff above the Iya River. Created in 1968 by Tokushima sculptor Ryoko Kawasaki, the statue stands on a rock in Nana Magari (seven curves), said to be the hardest part of the Iya Kaido Highway.

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Tokushima Areas

The southeastern corner of Shikoku is home to Tokushima prefecture, a region celebrated for its luscious nature and the nation’s favorite Awa Odori, an energetic dance to which an annual summer festival has been dedicated. Keeping the upbeat tempo, whirlpools excite the Naruto sea off Tokushima, while inland, dramatic cliffs line the Iya Valley, promising unrivaled views of vast and vibrant scenery.