"Ooboke Iya-Onsen Hot Spring Area" in Tokushima Prefecture is a place called "One of the three mysterious lands of Japan" alongside Shirakawa-go area of Gifu and Shiiba village of Miyazaki. The roads pass so as to cling to the valley of the cliff. "Hotel Iya Onsen" looks like it floats in the air in the deep Iya valley where the mountain stream can not be seen. From the room of … [Read more...] about Hotel Iya Onsen (Hot Spring), Tokushima
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Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima
Do you think you would like to see world famous masterpieces such as Van Gogh's "Sunflower" and Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"? In "Otsuka Museum of Art" in Tokushima Prefecture, you can appreciate more than 1,000 well-known Western paintings, including ancient mural paintings and contemporary paintings held by over 190 art museums in 25 countries around the world. Otsuka … [Read more...] about Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima
Awa Odori Dance Festival, Tokushima
In the Tokushima prefecture, the birthplace of the Awa Odori Dance Festival, the Festival will be held everywhere in the prefecture every August. Among them, the "Awa Odori Dance Festival of Tokushima City" boasts prominent size and popularity. Around 1.4 million tourists gather from all over the country in Tokushima City with a population of about 260,000 people. In recent … [Read more...] about Awa Odori Dance Festival, Tokushima
Naruto no Uzushio (Naruto whirlpools), Tokushima
Naruto city, which is connected by the Naruto Bridge from the Kansai region, is also known as a major gateway to the Shikoku region. Surrounded by nature such as the sea and the mountains, it is also characterized by many famous products such as delicious food gathered from the mountains and the sea. In addition, the biggest feature of this area is its dynamic "Uzushio" … [Read more...] about Naruto no Uzushio (Naruto whirlpools), Tokushima