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Yakuo-ji Temple

4.0

79 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Okugawauchi Teramae 285-1

The Yakuo-ji Temple is a Koya-san Shingon Buddhist temple located in Okugawauchi, Minami-cho, Tokushima Prefecture. It is the 23rd temple visited on the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage; the temple’s formal name is Iozan Muryoju-in. According to legend, the temple was founded in 726 by the Buddhist monk Gyoki on the orders of the Emperor Shomu. The main object of veneration at the Yakuo-ji Temple is a statue of the Yakushi Nyorai Buddha (Medicine Buddha), and praying at the temple is believed to be very effective at warding off evil. The main hall is reached by two flights of stone steps: the Onna-yaku Zaka (33 steps) and the Otoko-yaku Zaka (42 steps). Further on, the Yugi-to pagoda houses an exhibition room and observation platform; downstairs, pilgrims worship by walking round the Yakushiji Sanzon (a triad of three Buddha statues).

なかなか立派な遍路寺です。開創１３００年に及ぶ寺院の縁起だけではなくて、関わっていた人物も聖徳太子の勅願で行基菩薩が建立し、そこへ空海・弘法大師が平城天皇の勅令で本尊、厄除薬師如来像を刻んで厄除の根本祈願寺とした、と云う、仏教界の当初の偉人が総出演で成した寺院です。これだけ役者が揃っている寺院は全国広と云えどもそうは無い、昔から全国区で厄除に人が訪れたのも理解は出来る。堂塔そのものは何度も戦火に遭...
Tairyu-ji Temple

4.5

47 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Kamochou Yongsan 2

The Tairyu-ji Temple is the 21st temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. According to tradition, the Temple was founded towards the end of the 8th century on the orders of Emperor Kammu. Legend has it that, when Kobo Daishi was aged around 19, he engaged in a devotional practice called Kokuzo-gumonji-ho by chanting a mantra one million times on top of a peak called Mt. Shashin, which is located around 600 meters southeast of the Temple precincts. This peak can be viewed while traveling on the ropeway that leads up to the Tairyu-ji Temple; a bronze statue of Kobo Daishi engaged in his religious devotions has been installed there.

Visited this temple as part of my 88 Temple Pilgrimage. When I visited, the only options were to either walk or take the cable car. The cable car costs ¥2400 for the round trip, but if you take your...
Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta

4.0

54 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Hiwasaura 370-4

"This museum with its focus on sea turtles is one of only a handful worldwide. ""Caretta"" is another name for loggerhead turtles. The museum explains sea turtle ecology through fossils and panel displays. Recently hatched baby sea turtles are on display in their own special tank, and you can see rare sea turtle varieties in the facility's Large Turtle Pool and the Floating Sea Turtle Hall. On holidays they hold special programs that let you feed the turtles and get close to the hatchlings. "

This amazing museum is named after the scientific term for loggerhead sea turtles. Every year between May and August, loggerhead turtles come to lay eggs in the sand of Ohama beach, which is just a...
Tairyuji Ropeway

4.5

45 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Nakagunnakachou Wajikigou Tano 76

The Tairyuji Ropeway connects the Washi-no-Sato roadside station rest area in Naka Town, Naka County, Tokushima Prefecture with the Tairyu-ji Temple, which is the 21st temple of the Shikoku 88-temple Pilgrimage. With a total length of 2,775 meters, it is the longest ropeway in Western Japan. The Ropeway crosses the Naka River (a Class A major river) and passes over 600-meter-high hills. In the past, pilgrims could only travel to the Tairyu-ji Temple to worship by ascending a steep mountain path, a serious obstacle that was known colloquially as the “pilgrim slide” because it was so difficult to climb up. Following the construction of the Ropeway, it was possible for larger numbers of pilgrims to visit the Temple.

One of the longest ropeways I’ve ever been on. The views were amazing and the destination was beautiful. Staff was very friendly and knew their stuff.
Byodoji Temple

4.0

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Aratanochou Akiyama 177

This is a Koyasan Shingon school temple in Aratano-cho, Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture and is 22nd temple of the 88 sacred places on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The origin of this temple is said to be that, at this site, Kobo Daishi found a Bhaisajyaguru and carved his own statue of it, building the temple and making it the principal object of worship. The milky water that welled up at this time (it is now clear and colorless) became known as Kobo’s Miracle-working Water effective for all kinds of ailments and many worshippers put it in containers and take it home. The main hall, which was reconstructed in the middle of the Edo period, has a painted ceiling depicting the traditional themes of natural Japanese beauty.

良い寺院なんだが、印象としては薄い寺院で、一日経つとどんなだったか？余り覚えていない。特に泊りがけで何か寺も続けて遍路していると余程の寺院でないと記憶には残らない。ここは四国８８所霊場第２２番札所、山号は白水山、院号は医王院、と、云うことはご本尊は薬師如来さんと云うことになる。
Roadside Station Shishikui Onsen

4.0

31 Reviews

Transportation

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunkaiyouchou Kubo Itatori 219-6

This roadside station is notable for its Mosque-inspired architecture and its green roof. It is adjacent to a southern Europe-style resort hotel where visitors can use the hot spring spa. The station features a shop, restaurant, information counter, and a tourist information center. The Suginoko Market, a direct sales shop that offers local products from Kaiyo Town, was newly built on the grounds.

While Shishikui beach is a popular site for local surfers, it’s also a great spot to enjoy a cup of local hand-made ice-cream from Shishikui Onsen Michinoeki. Shishikui Roadside Station is a place...
Omatsu Daigongen

4.5

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Anan-shi Kamocho

"This shrine is beloved by the nickname ""Nekogami-sama."" The grounds of the temple, which is known as the patron shrine of competitions and wishes, contain around 10,000 manekineko (lucky cat figures) that have been offered to the temple. A famous legend about a bakeneko (a cat spirit from Japanese folklore) has been passed down at the shrine for more than 330 years since the late 1600s. It is one of the three most famous of such legends in Japan, with the other two being from Arima and Nabeshima."

The abundance of Maneki Neko (beckoning cats) on display here is just amazing. Therere said to be only three cat-related shrines in Japan similar to this one. The traditional Shinto shrine...
Fourth Temple of Shikoku Bekkaku 20 temples Pilgrimage, Saba Daishi Temple

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunkaiyouchou Asakawa Nakai 15

This temple is the 4th of the Shikoku Bekkaku 20 Temples. At some point people began calling it Saba Daishi (“mackerel great priest”), saying that praying at the temple for three years while abstaining from eating mackerel would grant wishes, cure diseases, and grant happiness. The temple has lodgings for temple visitors and those on the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Religious services are held starting at 6 a.m. while goma rituals are held starting at 7 p.m. Visitors can also listen to Buddhist sermons by the chief priest and copy sutras. The temple is a truly place where people can purify and discipline the heart.

八坂寺、という呼称よりも、鯖大師という名前の方が通りの良い、四国八十八か所別格霊場第四番札所となっているお寺です。住所的には浅川という地区に立地していますが、JRの最寄駅としては浅川ではなく、隣の鯖瀬駅ですので注意が必要です。鯖瀬駅からは徒歩5分程度の近距離です。
Cape Kamoda Hot Springs Recreation Center

4.0

17 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Tsubakichou Funase 60-2

This hot spring spa originally opened in 2001 as Funase Onsen before undergoing renovations and a name change in 2011. Fed by a simple hot spring, it offers a large public bath, open-air baths, and cascading stream baths, as well as other facilities such as saunas, cold baths, and a wheelchair-accessible private bath that can be used by families (reservation required). Although the spa provides rental bath towels, shampoo and conditioner, body wash, hair dryers, make sure to bring any other items you need when bathing with you.

すごく狭い道を通ります。改装されキレイな施設です。こじんまりした温泉施設です。岬の突端にあるので、外のお風呂からは海がきれいに見えます。行ってみる価値はあるかもしれませんが、何せ行きにくいです。
Blue Marine semi-submerged tour boat

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunkaiyouchou Shishikuiura Takegashima 28-45

Blue Marine is a semi-submerged tour boat that takes visitors on an approximately 45-minute trip around Takega-shima Island Bay in the Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park. Takega-shima Bay, which has been designated a Marine Park by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, is an important habitat for coral and tropical fish. Blue Marine has an observation cabin in the bottom of the boat, from which passengers can view the beautiful coral and spectacular tropical fish.

オススメです。カヤックとシュノーケルのコース（？）、年一でお世話になってます。自然の海の事なので多少濁って時もありますがかなりキレイな方だと思います。カヤックも2人乗りもあり、親子で又はカップルで、も大丈夫です。私は一人で行きたい派ですが。。。インストラクターの方がきちんと見ていてくれるし助けてもくれますし、初心者の方の参加も多いですね。カヤックで行った先でのシュノーケル、楽しく...
Mollusco Mugi

4.5

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Kaifu-gun Mugicho Nada

"The museum is located in Muki Town, Kaifu County, and is housed in a wooden structure called ""Morasko Mugi"" built with cedar and cypress from the prefecture. Visitors can also observe marine life on the beach adjacent to the facility."

この先に、モラスコむぎがある。きれいな建物だ。しかし新型コロナウイルスのせいで閉館中。窓から中を覗いてみた。観光案内看板。
Roadside Station Washi no Sato

3.0

7 Reviews

Transportation

Tokushima Pref. Nakagunnakachou Wajiki Tano 89

This waterside park located along the Naka River offers visitors the chance to experience canoeing. It also includes the lower station of the Tairyuji Ropeway, western Japan’s longest aerial lift. The Washi no Sato Tourist Information and Local Products Center has information about tourism and local products, a souvenir shop, and a rest hall. It is often bustling with pilgrims and tourists visiting Tairyuji Temple, the 21st temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage, which is located at the terminus of the ropeway.

太龍寺ロープウェイ乗り場にあり、観光物産センター、水際公園、売店、宿泊施設、日帰り入浴などを備える大規模な道の駅で、駐車場も広々としています。朱色の欄干の橋を渡ると、入り口は唐破風が張り出した寺院風で、内部には夫婦鷲の一刀彫りがありました。売店では編み笠や白装束を販売しており、四国らしさを感じます。
Yakuoji Onsen Yumoto Io no Yu

3.5

6 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Okugawauchi Teramae 248

This hot spring, the sacred spring of Iozan yakuoji Temple, was named when it was discovered on the mountainside when the temple was being built by the Buddhist priest Kukai in the year 815. The sulfur-containing sodium - chloride cold mineral springs have a wide number of purported benefits. The famous “Yakuyoke udon” served at the spa’s restaurant come with a piece of blessed rice cake to ward off evil and misfortune.

四国遍路3泊4日旅の三日目に23番薬王寺を参拝の後、昼食で利用しました。薬王寺に隣接して日帰り温泉施設「薬王寺温泉...
Cape Kamoda

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Tsubakichou Kiryuda

Located on the easternmost tip of Shikoku, this cape has a lighthouse with a fantastic view. On clear days, visitors can see all the way to the distant Onaruto Bridge, Awaji Island, and even Wakayama Prefecture. The beach to the north is also famously known as a place where loggerhead turtles lay their eggs. It's also fun to view the beautiful scenery from the Nami-no-Uta monument completed relatively recently in 2010.
Roadside Station Hiwasa

Transportation

Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Okugawauchi Teramae 493-6

This roadside rest area is located on National Route 55 in Minami Town, Kaifu County, Tokushima Prefecture. Many locals as well as tourists use this rest area built next to JR Hiwasa Station. There is a hot spring footbath, and visitors can refresh their feet after sightseeing or making the Shikoku pilgrimage. The produce hall sells local specialties, light snacks, and locally made goods. There is also a sightseeing information office providing visitors with rental bicycles as well as information on transportation and sightseeing.
Mt. Tsurugi

Travel / Tourism

Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Miyoshi City, Nakagun Nakamachi, Mimagun Tsurugi Town

Counted as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, at 1,955-meter high, it is also the second highest peak in western Japan, coming after Mt. Ishizuchi. Visitors can enjoy the seasonally changing virgin forests and alpine plants. Also considered a sacred place in mountain worshipping religions, large numbers of climbers visit the mountain year round. A lift operates from mid-April to the end of November which can take riders from the trailhead to midway up the trail leading to the mountaintop.
Roadside Station Kubo no Sato Nakagawa

Transportation

Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Nakagawachoutakumudi 803

This popular roadside station is comprised of a number of facilities. The Toretore Market has a reputation for the freshness of the fish, vegetables, and other items that it stocks every day. Its local product shop sells local specialties such as sudachi citrus vinegar and Awa tsukudani (a local simmered seafood preserve), as well as local sweets, handicrafts, and more. There is also a food court and even a fortuneteller. It also offers collectable commemorative roadside station tickets.
Anan Science Center

3.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokushima Anan-shi Nakagawacho Kamifukui Minami Kawafuchi 8-1

"Located along Prefectural Route 279, the science museum was established under the concept of ""a science facility for elementary and junior high school science classes,"" and consists of two facilities: the ""Experience Hall"" and the ""Astronomy Hall. On Saturdays and Sundays, the museum also hosts an astronomical viewing party (reservations required)."

阿南市にある科学センターに訪問です。体験館と訪問館があります。おもしろ科学センターなど子供が好きそうなスポットだと思います！
Roadside Station Momijigawa Onsen

Transportation

Tokushima Pref. Nakagunnakachou Okubo Nishinono 4-7

This roadside station is located on the banks of the clear Naka River. It offers a full range of facilities including a spa featuring silky hot springs, accommodations, a shop offering Naka Town’s local products, and a farmer’s market offering processed agricultural products and fresh produce. There are even training facilities intended to promote exchange with local residents through farming experiences. Spa guests can relax in baths fed exclusively with natural hot spring water as they take in views of the mountains and the river.
Ohama Coast

Travel / Tourism

Tokushima Kaifu-gun Minamicho Hiwasaura

This coast is well-known for being a sea turtle nesting ground. Loggerhead sea turtles visit each year from mid-May to mid-August to lay their eggs. The coast, which is also well-known as a place a scenic beauty, has been selected as one of the Japan's 100 Great Beaches as well as one of the Shikoku's 88 Great Waterfronts. The white sand beaches, which have a tropical atmosphere, are visited by many beachgoers during the summer.

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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.