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Mount Tsurugi
Shikoku's Mythical Sword Mountain with Ancient Forest
The second-highest peak in Shikoku at 1,955 meters, steeped in mythology as the hiding place of a...
Oboke Gorge
Emerald River Gorge Carved Through Crystalline Schist Rock
A dramatic river gorge with emerald-green water and towering crystalline schist cliff walls along...
Mount Bizan
Tokushima's Eyebrow Mountain with City Views
Tokushima's symbol mountain, named for its eyebrow-shaped ridge. A ropeway reaches the summit in ...
Nagoro Scarecrow Village
Remote Iya Valley Hamlet Populated with Life-Size Scarecrows
A small mountain hamlet in the Iya Valley where hundreds of handmade life-size scarecrows are pla...
Iya Kazurabashi
Vine Suspension Bridge in a Hidden Valley
A 45-meter vine bridge swaying above a turquoise river in one of Japan's three great secluded reg...
Uzunomichi Walkway
Walkway Beneath the Onaruto Bridge Over the Whirlpools
A 450-metre walkway built inside the girder of the Onaruto Bridge, with glass floor panels for vi...
Oku-Iya Double Vine Bridges
Two Vine Bridges Deep in the Oku-Iya Valley
A pair of vine bridges over the Iya River in the remote Oku-Iya area, comprising a longer 'male' ...