{"id":4170,"date":"2020-08-29T19:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T10:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bappashota.com\/the-iya-valley\/"},"modified":"2021-07-31T22:25:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T13:25:23","slug":"the-iya-valley-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/en\/the-iya-valley-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Iya Valley Travel Guide | 7 Stunning Places To Visit In The Iya Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4170\" class=\"elementor elementor-4170\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3622c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3622c62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f684ab3\" data-id=\"f684ab3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f3f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f3f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Iya Valley, located in western Tokushima prefecture had been on our Japan bucket list for a long time and it did not disappoint! Located in a steep mountainous valley and only accessible by narrow, winding roads, it is said to be one of the most secluded and remote areas in Japan. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It became home to the Heike clan 900 years ago after they lost the Gempei war (1180-1185) and some descendents of the clan still reside in the area. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend having a vehicle to explore the region but there is public transport available for those who don\u2019t drive or have access to a vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b412a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b412a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff9d3d4\" data-id=\"ff9d3d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecec294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecec294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20200321_073520.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4521\" alt=\"The Iya Valley Tokushima Shikoku Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20200321_073520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20200321_073520-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20200321_073520-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dcbc91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dcbc91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8487956\" data-id=\"8487956\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4501c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e4501c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad39a6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad39a6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc44965\" data-id=\"bc44965\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e40566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e40566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We spent 3 incredible days exploring The Iya Valley in our camper van and will share our favourite experiences below.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0efd1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0efd1be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7482529\" data-id=\"7482529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f026f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f026f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Koboke Gorge &amp; Oboke Gorge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07918f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07918f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d41fef\" data-id=\"8d41fef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4b0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa4b0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboke-Gorge-Iya-Valley-\u5c0f\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1\u3068\u5927\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4174\" alt=\"Oboke Gorge The Iya Valley Tokushima Prefecture Shikoku Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboke-Gorge-Iya-Valley-\u5c0f\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1\u3068\u5927\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboke-Gorge-Iya-Valley-\u5c0f\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1\u3068\u5927\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboke-Gorge-Iya-Valley-\u5c0f\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1\u3068\u5927\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Oboke-Gorge-Iya-Valley-\u5c0f\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1\u3068\u5927\u6b69\u5371\u5ce1-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9266315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9266315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the entrance to the Iya Valley region when arriving from Kagawa, the Koboke Gorge and the Oboke Gorge are two narrow neighbouring gorges found along the Yoshino river. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is not much parking available on the road alongside the river so the best place to stop and take a look is at one of the two roadside stations. There are also boat trips available along the river if you are interested to take a closer look at the gorges.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d29795 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d29795\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0529cd5\" data-id=\"0529cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006a943 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"006a943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63f48c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63f48c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196eda6\" data-id=\"196eda6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49420f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49420f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Iya-no-kazura Bashi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f878a15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f878a15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0f3b1\" data-id=\"3a0f3b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5679112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5679112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-no-Kazura-Bridge-\u7956\u8c37\u306e\u304b\u3059\u3099\u3089\u6a4b-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-no-Kazura-Bridge-\u7956\u8c37\u306e\u304b\u3059\u3099\u3089\u6a4b-.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-no-Kazura-Bridge-\u7956\u8c37\u306e\u304b\u3059\u3099\u3089\u6a4b--300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-no-Kazura-Bridge-\u7956\u8c37\u306e\u304b\u3059\u3099\u3089\u6a4b--768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-no-Kazura-Bridge-\u7956\u8c37\u306e\u304b\u3059\u3099\u3089\u6a4b--600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3541db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3541db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54295d6\" data-id=\"54295d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ba7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010ba7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before access to modern day building materials, inhabitants of the Iya Valley made suspension bridges using tree vines in order to move people and goods throughout the region. There is also a rumour that members of the Hieke clan made bridges with vines in order to easily cut the bridges down and restrict access to the valleys in case of an attack.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf3e93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf3e93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ebb2a5\" data-id=\"3ebb2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c0d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a6c0d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12fc7d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12fc7d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469d5d8\" data-id=\"469d5d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f077114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f077114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were once 13 bridges in the valley but today only 3 remain with the largest and most famous bridge being <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/wymqhgPdQhmZ5Lox6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iya-no-kazura bashi<\/a>. Spanning 45m and suspended 15m above the river, the bridge can only be crossed in one direction due to safety reasons. The bridge is rebuilt every 3 years and has metal cables hidden within the vines to meet modern day safety standards.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After paying<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">550 to cross the bridge, you can also take a nice walk to a nearby waterfall. The bridge is probably the most popular spot in the Iya Valley so if you would prefer to avoid the crowds, head there around the time it opens at 7am!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e6c346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e6c346\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed4aa35\" data-id=\"ed4aa35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404b697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"404b697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We made a video about the bridge, check it out below!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d42d87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d42d87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58953ae\" data-id=\"58953ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695d982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"695d982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=EnuJeOU7ylw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7407214 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7407214\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c833485\" data-id=\"c833485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea53f4a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea53f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d39797e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d39797e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b38c251\" data-id=\"b38c251\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3623faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3623faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iyaonsen.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">3. Hotel Iya Onsen<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231754b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231754b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6843e8d\" data-id=\"6843e8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46d337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46d337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located on the side of a steep valley, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iyaonsen.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel Iya Onsen<\/a> is home to one of the most spectacular onsens in Japan. Before going to the Iya Valley, we had seen a photograph of this beautiful onsen on Instagram and knew we had to visit!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ca80e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ca80e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bac4f1\" data-id=\"4bac4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9340e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9340e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Iya-Valley.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3836\" alt=\"Van Life Japan How We Take A Shower While Living In A Van\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Iya-Valley.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Iya-Valley-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Iya-Valley-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Iya-Valley-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b7282 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40b7282\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-582c217\" data-id=\"582c217\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc71fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ebc71fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d20496f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d20496f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4a1f21\" data-id=\"a4a1f21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10b2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a10b2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although most people using the onsen are hotel guests, it is possible to pay for day access to the onsen for a \u00a51700 fee. Once you enter the hotel you need to take a 5-minute cable car down the side of the mountain. In the 1980s, there was a period of 2 years where there was no cable car and hotel guests were required to hike 30 minutes down the mountain if they wanted to use the river-side onsen.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c33a093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c33a093\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c7da46\" data-id=\"2c7da46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd52ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd52ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Cable-Car.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Cable-Car.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Cable-Car-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iya-Onsen-Hotel-Cable-Car-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e2adf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e2adf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b41aa51\" data-id=\"b41aa51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7671482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7671482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two separate onsens for male and female which alternate each day and a private onsen is also available if you would prefer to bathe without strangers. There is no showering facility here since the water is constantly changing and shampoo and soap are prohibited. Once you take the cable car back up the mountain, you can use the showers and changing facilities inside the hotel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5a4ff2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5a4ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0fdc22\" data-id=\"d0fdc22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0aa3fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d0aa3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c3b499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c3b499\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-426f0b9\" data-id=\"426f0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8479a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a8479a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Ochai Village \t <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5083bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5083bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123dfd2\" data-id=\"123dfd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed99aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed99aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ochiai-Village-Iya-Valley-\u5929\u7a7a\u306e\u6751-\u843d\u5408\u96c6\u843d\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4178\" alt=\"Ochiai Village The Iya Valley Tokushima Prefecture Shikoku Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ochiai-Village-Iya-Valley-\u5929\u7a7a\u306e\u6751-\u843d\u5408\u96c6\u843d\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ochiai-Village-Iya-Valley-\u5929\u7a7a\u306e\u6751-\u843d\u5408\u96c6\u843d\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ochiai-Village-Iya-Valley-\u5929\u7a7a\u306e\u6751-\u843d\u5408\u96c6\u843d\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ochiai-Village-Iya-Valley-\u5929\u7a7a\u306e\u6751-\u843d\u5408\u96c6\u843d\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d37f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d37f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bccb813\" data-id=\"bccb813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d70cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d70cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/tBjRLfV5PD7htYzL9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ochai Village<\/a>, otherwise known as the steepest village in Japan, is a picturesque village of traditional Japanese houses located on the side of a mountain located east of The Iya Valley. Rather than driving through the village itself, you can head up the hill on the opposite side of the village to a wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/sNRMGxPDvqxm5Lzg9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewpoint<\/a> which provides panoramic views of the valley and the village.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b1144b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b1144b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb4d084\" data-id=\"fb4d084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22b878 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b22b878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0de14a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0de14a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-171249f\" data-id=\"171249f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d6646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2d6646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. The Peeing Boy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84c93ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84c93ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32bf5ca\" data-id=\"32bf5ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbc517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bbc517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Peeing-boy-Iya-Valley-\u65ad\u5d16\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u5c0f\u4fbf\u5c0f\u50e7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4180\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Peeing-boy-Iya-Valley-\u65ad\u5d16\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u5c0f\u4fbf\u5c0f\u50e7.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Peeing-boy-Iya-Valley-\u65ad\u5d16\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u5c0f\u4fbf\u5c0f\u50e7-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Peeing-boy-Iya-Valley-\u65ad\u5d16\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u5c0f\u4fbf\u5c0f\u50e7-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Peeing-boy-Iya-Valley-\u65ad\u5d16\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u5c0f\u4fbf\u5c0f\u50e7-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3c7704 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3c7704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0f00d\" data-id=\"ca0f00d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a632a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a632a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3449d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3449d21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28b2a82\" data-id=\"28b2a82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c3465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c3465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Near the Iya Onsen Hotel, on the windy road which meanders through the valley, you can find a small statue of a peeing boy which resembles the famous &#8220;manneken piss&#8221; statue found in Brussels, Belgium. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s said that many years ago, travellers and locals would climb up this mountain and would display their bravery by peeing at such a height. The statue was erected to deter youngsters from engaging in this dangerous act and has come to symbolise courage in local folklore.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f4043b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f4043b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99cd6fa\" data-id=\"99cd6fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e8896 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"06e8896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fc3255 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fc3255\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a07f3\" data-id=\"b9a07f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d676e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d676e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Nagaro Scarecrow Village<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a5e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a5e73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a9e63\" data-id=\"48a9e63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a74cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a74cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarecrow-Village-Iya-Valley-\u7956\u8c37\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u4eba\u5f62\u6751-\u304b\u304b\u3057\u306e\u91cc.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4182\" alt=\"Nagaro Scarecrow Village The Iya Valley Tokushima Prefecture Shikoku Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarecrow-Village-Iya-Valley-\u7956\u8c37\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u4eba\u5f62\u6751-\u304b\u304b\u3057\u306e\u91cc.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarecrow-Village-Iya-Valley-\u7956\u8c37\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u4eba\u5f62\u6751-\u304b\u304b\u3057\u306e\u91cc-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarecrow-Village-Iya-Valley-\u7956\u8c37\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u4eba\u5f62\u6751-\u304b\u304b\u3057\u306e\u91cc-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Scarecrow-Village-Iya-Valley-\u7956\u8c37\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u4eba\u5f62\u6751-\u304b\u304b\u3057\u306e\u91cc-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68e8697 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68e8697\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be665b5\" data-id=\"be665b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abf293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abf293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All over Japan, the populations in rural communities are slowly declining, sometimes to the point where entire villages are completely abandoned. Nagaro, located in the west of the Iya Valley, has gained international fame in recent years for it\u2019s collection of 160 handmade dolls which are on display around the town. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsukimi Ayano started making dolls when she returned to her hometown to take care of her elderly father after living in Osaka for many years. When she lived in the town as a child, the population of the town was 300 but now only around 20 residents remain with most former residents having died or moved away.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb86c41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb86c41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d9b29\" data-id=\"34d9b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9ba4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db9ba4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nagaro-Scarecrow-Village-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nagaro-Scarecrow-Village-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nagaro-Scarecrow-Village-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Nagaro-Scarecrow-Village-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce44ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce44ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6dea51\" data-id=\"d6dea51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a488129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a488129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each doll has its own unique characteristics and some are based on former residents of the town such as a man who liked to drink sake and tell stories or the man who regularly waited at the bus stop. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town is known to produce mixed reactions in people when they visit and for us it was a feeling of sadness because we could imagine how busy and lively this town used to be back in its heyday.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f744cfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f744cfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d57cdf\" data-id=\"6d57cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-element-2d02415\" data-id=\"2d02415\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77257d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77257d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Hiking Mt Tsurugi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c8047 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c8047\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3362604\" data-id=\"3362604\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb739f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb739f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Valley-Mt-Tsurugi-\u5263\u5c71-\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4184\" alt=\"Mt Tsurugi The Iya Valley Tokushima Prefecture Shikoku Japan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Valley-Mt-Tsurugi-\u5263\u5c71-\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Valley-Mt-Tsurugi-\u5263\u5c71-\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-2-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Valley-Mt-Tsurugi-\u5263\u5c71-\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-2-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iya-Valley-Mt-Tsurugi-\u5263\u5c71-\u7956\u8c37\u6e13\u8c37-2-600x405.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a564150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a564150\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd3a662\" data-id=\"dd3a662\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7dce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5d7dce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3095140970162370\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4642464463\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dda632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dda632\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60ab478\" data-id=\"60ab478\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c8038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c8038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Tsurugi, sitting at 1955m, is the second highest peak in western Japan and one of the 100 famous Japanese mountains. It\u2019s a popular hiking route and its name, which translates as &#8220;sword&#8221; in Japanese, was given because the summit resembles the edge of a sword. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7080a90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7080a90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-324d095\" data-id=\"324d095\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc69e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc69e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mt-Tsurugi-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4531\" alt=\"Mt Tsurugi The Iya Valley Tokushima\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mt-Tsurugi-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mt-Tsurugi-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bappashota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mt-Tsurugi-The-Iya-Valley-Tokushima-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9248dbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9248dbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b86c8c\" data-id=\"8b86c8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb368c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cb368c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hike is not too strenuous since the elevation gain from the car park is only around 560m. It is possible to reach the summit in around an hour and a half. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From April to November, there is also a chairlift operating from the carpark which will drop you off 30 minutes from the summit. At the top of the mountain, there are boardwalks and benches where you can enjoy the fabulous views before heading back down again. During the winter months, snow shoes are recommended since there can be snowfall near the summit. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17fc1a57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17fc1a57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46222e83\" data-id=\"46222e83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f0dbaa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56f0dbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a028bfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a028bfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3319a0a\" data-id=\"3319a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168b0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"168b0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We made a video about The Iya Valley, check it out below!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b2c523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b2c523\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d3cf2f\" data-id=\"5d3cf2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f999533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f999533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2GQVs03ecGo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5611cb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5611cb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f1a42c\" data-id=\"7f1a42c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a188c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a188c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; 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