Culture The True Wild Country of Iya Valley Phillip Nelson Iya Valley in western Tokushima on Shikoku is a perfect sightseeing trip including some wonderful sights such as Kazura Vine ...
7 Exhilarated? Or Scared? Masayoshi Hirose Autumn leaves at Iya Valley, one of the most scenic valleys in Tokushima prefecture, and the audacious Mankin Pis Boy on the ...
12 Culture Naruto Park, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Naruto Park is located at the foot of the Great Naruto Bridge (on Tokushima side). As soon as you cross it, you are already i...
Culture Tokushima Castle and Hachisuka Clan Takako Sakamoto Tokushima Castle is a place that locals frequent on school field trips, to sketch scenery, or to practice Awa Dance. The cast...
7 Culture Kakurinji C. Rio Temple twenty in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Crane Forest Temple
7 Culture Idoji C. Rio Temple seventeen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Well Temple
7 Culture The Burning Mountain Temple C. Rio Temple twelve in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Burning Mountain Temple.
8 Culture Oasahiko Jinja C. Rio Legend has it that in the era of Emperor Jimmu, Ame-no-Tomi-no-Mikoto came to the Awa region (an ancient region that encompas...
7 Culture Jurakuji C. Rio The seventh temple of the Ohenro 88 temple pilgrimage, Jurakuji, is also known as the Temple of Ten Pleasures. This refers to...
7 Culture Gokurakuji C. Rio Located about 1.3 km to the east of Ryozenji (temple #1), Gokurakuji is the second of the 88 temple Ohenro pilgrimage. Founde...