Every Place in the Catalogue
1,610 spots
Bizan Ropeway
Little knownMt. Bizan (眉山, 'Eyebrow Mountain,' 290m) rises behind central Tokushima City, named for its eyebrow-like ridge profile w…
Kazurabashi at Oku-Iya
Little knownDeeper in the Iya Valley, 45 minutes beyond the main tourist bridge, lie the Oku-Iya Double Kazurabashi (奥祖谷二重かずら橋) — tw…
Yakuoji Temple
Little knownYakuoji (薬王寺) is Temple #23 of the 88 Temple Pilgrimage, dramatically positioned on a coastal mountain with Pacific Ocea…
Illustration — not a photographAwa Indigo Dyeing
Little knownTokushima was historically Japan's leading producer of ai (藍, indigo dye), with Awa indigo (阿波藍) considered the highest…
Illustration — not a photographMt. Tsurugi
Little knownMt. Tsurugi (剣山, 'Sword Mountain,' 1,955m) is Shikoku's second-highest peak, featuring alpine meadows, dwarf bamboo slop…
Iya Valley Scarecrow Village
Little knownNagoro (名頃) is a depopulated mountain hamlet in the Iya Valley where life-size scarecrows (案山子, kakashi) outnumber human…
Oboke and Koboke Gorges
Little knownThe Yoshino River has carved two dramatic gorges through western Tokushima: Oboke (大歩危, 'big steps danger') and Koboke (…
Tokushima Ramen
Little knownTokushima ramen (徳島ラーメン) is distinct from other regional ramen styles, featuring a dark brown pork bone broth (豚骨醤油, ton…
Ryozen-ji Temple
Little knownRyozen-ji (霊山寺) is Temple #1 of the 88 Temple Pilgrimage (四国八十八ヶ所, Shikoku Hachijū-Hakkasho), a 1,200km Buddhist pilgrim…
Awa Odori Festival
Little knownAwa Odori (阿波踊り) is Tokushima's signature dance festival held every August 12–15, drawing 1.2 million visitors to watch…
Illustration — not a photographNaruto Whirlpools (Tokushima side)
Little knownStand on the Uzu-no-Michi glass floor and watch seawater spiral 45 meters below your feet. The Naruto Strait squeezes 44…
Bessho Onsen (Ehime)
Little knownBessho Onsen is a secluded hot spring resort nestled in the mountains near Mt. Ishizuchi, known for its milky-white sulf…
Sada Misaki Peninsula
Little knownSada Misaki is a narrow peninsula extending 40km into the Bungo Channel, forming Shikoku's westernmost point. The dramat…
Uwajima Bull Fighting
Little knownUwajima is one of the few places in Japan where traditional togyu (bull sumo) continues — two bulls weighing 700–1,000kg…
Uchiko Town
Little knownUchiko's merchants made fortunes in the 18th and 19th centuries by harvesting waxy berries from haze trees, crushing the…
Botchan Ressha
Little knownThe Botchan Ressha is a restored vintage steam locomotive (actually diesel-powered replica) operating as a tourist tram…
Ozu Castle Town
Little knownOzu is a well-preserved castle town along the Hijikawa River, featuring Edo-period merchant houses, samurai residences,…
Illustration — not a photographMount Ishizuchi
Little knownMount Ishizuchi (石鎚山, 1,982m) is the highest peak in western Japan and one of Japan's seven sacred mountains, a Shugendo…
Imabari Towels
Little knownImabari produces approximately 60% of Japan's towels, a textile industry dating to 1894 when the region's soft water (fr…
Illustration — not a photographUwajima Castle
Little knownUwajima Castle is one of only twelve Japanese castles retaining an original Edo-period tenshu (main keep), built in 1666…
Shimanami Kaido (Imabari side)
Little knownThe Shimanami Kaido runs 70 kilometers from Honshu to Shikoku, crossing the Seto Inland Sea by hopping six islands conne…
Matsuyama Castle
Little knownMatsuyama Castle occupies the 132-meter summit of Mt. Katsuyama in central Matsuyama City, one of only twelve Japanese c…
Shodoshima Soy Sauce Brewery District
Little knownThe coastal village of Hishio-no-Sato in Shodoshima's Uchinomi area preserves one of Japan's most concentrated collectio…
Shodoshima Monkey Park
Little knownShodoshima Monkey Park offers unique encounters with wild Japanese macaques in a natural mountain setting where approxim…
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