Culture Tokushima Yokai Festival 2024 Sleiman Azizi Miyoshi City in Tokushima Prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island holds an annual yokai ghost festival in November. Local reside...
Activities Oku Iya Monorail Yonatan Friis The Oku Iya Monorail takes you on a 4.6 km. journey through the forests of Iya Valley. It is the longest monorail in the worl...
Activities Mount Miune Yonatan Friis Mount Miune is the second highest mountain in Iya Valley. The climb to the summit takes about 3 hours from the small village ...
Accommodation Business Hotel Access Awa Ekaterina Bespyatova A basic accommodation good for Shikoku Henro pilgrims travelling by car. It's located in the vicinity of temples 8, 9 and 10.
Area Naruto Ignatius Koh Naruto is located in Tokushima Prefecture, and is where visitors may see its biggest draw, the majestic Naruto whirlpools. Th...
Activities Nagoro Scarecrow Village Ignatius Koh Deep in Tokushima's Iya Valley, in Japan's smallest island Shikoku, lies a village inhabited by more scarecrows than humans —...
Keeping Culture Alive and Dynamic in Nishi-Awa Aude Beaumond Keeping Culture Alive and Dynamic in Nishi-Awa Adapting to changing times in the mountains
Activities Hungry in Hiwasa Arlene Bastion A hungry pilgrim finds eye candy in Hiwasa's immaculate sea and landscape.
Culture Awagami: Traditional Washi Paper Bronwyn O'Neill From Sprout to Sheet: Harvesting mulberry and oriental paper bush at the eighth-generational Awagami Factory, Tokushima.
