KOTOBUS IYA VALLEY (Iya Valley delf-guided Tour)

KOTOBUS IYA VALLEY (Iya Valley delf-guided Tour)

Schedule :
09:00 From JR Takamatsu Station
09:45 From Takamatsu Airport
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12:10-14:00 The Secluded spot Iya Kazurabashi Vine Bridge
(Take easy lunch at here)
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14:30-16:05 Enjoy and make a ost of Oboke Valley on a Pleasure Cruise
(Fare Not Included)
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18:15 Arrival Takamatsu Airport
19:00 Arrival JR Takamatsu Station

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kazurabashi Yumebutai, 345-1 Imakubo Nishiiya-yamamura, Miyoshi 778-0102 Tokushima Prefecture

In the past, suspension bridges made of mountain vines (kazurabashi) were one of the only ways to easily move people and goods across the river of the of the Iya Valley. History is unclear about their origins, but legends say that they were either first raised by Kobo Daishi, founder of the Shingon Sect of Japanese Buddhism, or created by Heike refugees hiding in the area after their defeat in the Gempei War (1180-1185) as a means of quickly cutting off access to the valley.

13 bridges once spanned the valley, but only three survive today. Iya Kazurabashi (祖谷かずら橋), the largest and most popular of the remaining bridges, stretches 45 meters across the Iya River at the center of the valley, and gives visitors an unsettling view of the water 14 meters below the open slats of the span. The bridge, which is rebuilt every three years, is anchored to tall cedar trees at both ends and has steel cables hidden within the vines for safety. The bridge can be crossed in one direction only.

Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes

Stop At: Oboke Koboke, Yamashirocho, Nishiu, Miyoshi 779-5451 Tokushima Prefecture

Oboke Sightseeing Boat Cruise
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Closed: No closing days
Admission: 1080 yen
On this gentle 30 minute boat ride down the Yoshino River, guides point out interesting rocks, many of which resemble different animals, along the way. Boats depart and return to a dock a short ways away from Lapis Oboke and Oboke Station. Passengers take off their shoes and sit on the floor of the boat during the cruise.

Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes