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Elevation (1 section = 400m) Elevation (1 section = 400m) Elevation (1 section = 400m) Approx. Approx. Approx. 16 km 22 km 6 km Course.1 Approx. Course.2 Approx. Course.3 Approx. Sadamitsu Double 4 hours 7 hours 4 hours Mt. Tsurugi Hiking Udatsu Townscape ~ Distance (1 section = 4km) Distance (1 section = 4km) Distance (1 section = 4km) A 23 4 57 B B 8 9 11 C C 1314 15 Old Mt. Tsurugi Road Course 6 Ichiu Giant Tree Course 12 Trail Course D Staring from JR Sadamitsu Station, go through the “Double Udatsu Townscape” of traditional From the start to the end today there are no vending machines or shops, so be prepared with what A short distance from “La Foret Tsurugisan” hotel you will enter the Miyoshi City area. The Mt. architecture, and on the right is the entrance to the old road with the stone monument for “Old Mt you need before setting out. In the beginning of the day you pass a closed school, which is one of Tsurugi range will be in front of you with the hidden Iya Valley region below. Proceed ahead to reach Tsurugi Road”. After passing through the small villages with views of the Asan Mountains, take a the area’s seven former elementary schools for the population which once exceeded 20,000 people. the trailhead to Mt. Tsurugi at “Minokoshi”. There are some shops and parking areas here, and the break at one of the temples, which are part of the local area’s own “Outer Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage After encountering a variety of giant trees, you arrive at “Kuwadaira Village”, where you are first part of the climb can be made easier by taking the chairlift up to “Nishijima Station”. From there Sites.” On the way, follow the clear “Sadamitsu River” which flows through the bottom of the valley. overwhelmed by the gigantic horse-chestnut and cedar trees. Further along the area becomes several trails continue the rest of the way up to the summit, so you can choose you own route to the Also along here is the “Narutaki Waterfall” which has the longest drop in the prefecture, as well as natural forest and at the top you reach the goal at “La Foret Tsurugisan” hotel. top! On the summit, the views of neighboring Mt. Jirogyu and the sunset are exceptional. Stay the Globally Important Agriculture Village of “Sarukai” which goes up the hillside. overnight at the “Tsurugisan Chojo Hutte” mountain-top lodge. B As you enter the “Ichiu” district, the valley becomes a narrow canyon, and in here is the waterfall site Tsurugino Yado Iwato Hotel〈START〉 H known as “Dogama (“Clay Pot”) due to the fantastic basin it forms. A bit further along is “Tsurugino C Yado Iwato” hotel, which is today’s goal. (Side-Trips H“Japanʼs Largest Hackberry Tree” and “Akamatsu Village”) La Foret Tsurugisan Hotel〈START〉 One-Way 0.7km A 1 〔1.95km〕 〔2.3km〕 JR Sadamitsu Station〈START〉 Mt. Tsurugi Trailhead 8 10 13 〔0.5km〕 1 Mibuchi at Minokoshi 〔3km〕 〔1.4km〕 1 Double Udatsu Townscape・ Old Mt. Tsurugi Road Monument 9 Kawachi-do Temple 14 Nishijima Station (for chairlift) 〔0.6km〕 〔4km〕 〔2.3km〕 2 Urayama-do Temple 10 Tsuzuro-do Temple 15 〔1.5km〕 5 Mt. Tsurugi Summit 3 Hikichi-do Temple 11 Giant Cedar & Horse- Chestnut Trees 〔0.75km〕 〔1.5km〕 D Tsurugisan Chojo Hutte 4 Sadamitsu River B 12 Kuwadaira Village 〔2.6km〕 〔11.5km〕 5 Sarukai Village Overlook C 〔6.2km〕 La Foret Tsurugisan Hotel C 6 Through Hidden Villages 6 Narutaki Waterfall Viewpoint 〔0.6km〕 Option within Dense Mountains 7 Guided mountain experience around Dogama Waterfall Site Mt Tsurugi with tipi tent 〔2.9km〕 【Contact】 "Trip the river guide of Shikoku" B Tsurugino Yado Iwato Hotel TEL:0883-68-8022 E-mail: [email protected] Elevation (1 section = 400m) Elevation (1 section = 400m) Elevation (1 section = 400m) Tourism Zone Tourism https://nishi-awa.jp/ Iya Highway Trail Highway Iya Mt. Tsurugi ・Yoshino River River ・Yoshino Tsurugi Mt. Nishi-Awa TEL:0883-87-8988 FAX:0883-87-8955 TEL:0883-87-8988 FAX:0883-87-8955 Approx. Approx. Approx. 649-10 Sarada, Ikeda-cho, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture 778-0003 778-0003 Prefecture Tokushima City, Miyoshi Ikeda-cho, Sarada, 649-10 1 24 km 19 km 22 km Tourism Association Sora-no-Sato Association Tourism Course.4 Course.5 Course.6 Nishi-Awa, Mt. Tsurugi ・Yoshino River Tourism Zone Tourism River ・Yoshino Tsurugi Mt. Nishi-Awa, Approx. Approx. Approx. 5.5 hours 5 hours 5.5 hours Oku-Iya Double Higashi-Iya Ochiai Village ~ Distance (1 section = 4km) Distance (1 section = 4km) Nishi-Iya ・Iyakei Distance (1 section = 4km) D 16 17 18 E Iya-no-Kazurabashi Course E 19 20 21 F 22 23 24 25 G Vine Bridges Course F Gorge Course Climb back down Mt. Tsurugi to “Minokoshi” and follow the road down into the Iya Valley for about Across the valley you can reach the “Ochiai Village Viewpoint”, where From here the Iya Valley deepens and awesome views abound. Don’t forget to be prepared for the an hour to arrive at the “Oku-Iya Double Vine Bridges”. There is a campsite here along the clear “Iya you can climb up to see the hillside expanse of this Nationally Important day since there are few shops along here. Follow the old road into the Iyakei Gorge to the River” where you can take a break. Alternately, if you would like to traverse the mountains from Mt. Preservation District of historic thatched roof homes. From the bottom Michelin-certified “Hi-no-Ji Bend” viewpoint and the daring “Peeing Boy Statue”. Further along, pass Tsurugi instead, a hiking trail goes from Mt Tsurugi summit via Mt Jirogyu, and after passing the of Ochiai Village to the top there is an elevation difference of 390 through “Deai” village and if you have time, take a break here at “Haretoke Cafe” which is in an old “Maruishi Hut” the trail goes down to the Vine Bridges. From the Vine Bridges, take the road which meters. Follow the main road further, passing through Higashi-Iya’s school building. But if planning to take the train from JR Iyaguchi Station, be sure to check the train follows the “Iya River” where you will come upon the Nagoro “Scarecrow Village”, which is full of downtown section of “Kyojo”, and then after a while reaching the famed schedules since there are only a few trains per day. From Deai, it is only a little more to go, and the hundreds of life-sized dolls acting like residents. Further down the road you reach today’s goal at “Iya-no-Kazurabashi” Vine Bridge. There are lots of hotels and guest valley will begin to widen upon finally reaching your goal at the point where the Iya River joins the “Togenkyo-Iya Mountain Village” in the village of Ochiai. houses in this “Oboke / Iya Onsenkyo” area, so finding a place to stay is Yoshino River. no problem. You can also take a break at one of the several hot springs. F Oboke / Iya Onsenkyo Area〈START〉 17 E Togenkyo-Iya Mountain Village〈START〉 〔5.5km〕 D Tsurugisan Chojo Hutte 〔3.5km〕 22 Hi-no-Ji Bend Viewpoint 〈START〉 19 〔2.5km〕 19 Ochiai Village Viewpoint 〔3.7km〕 23 Peeing Boy Statue 〔6km〕 〔3km〕 23 16 Mt. Tsurugi Trailhead 20 24 Iyakei Viewpoint at Minokoshi Kyojo 〔5km〕 〔9.5km〕 〔6.6km〕 25 18 Deai 22 21 Iya-no-Kazurabashi Vine Bridge (Side-Trip I 17 Oku-Iya Double Vine Bridges “Haretoke Cafe”) One-way 0.4 km F 〔3.2km〕 Oboke / Iya Onsenkyo Area 21 〔5.5km〕 I G JR Iyaguchi Station 18 Nagoro Scarecrow Village G allowing unique chances to encounter the magnificent scenery. magnificent the encounter to chances unique allowing resources. 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The people within here established villages upon the the upon villages established here within people The area. Valley Iya remote the into River E F 【Contact】 “Trip” Shikoku River Guides The Iya Highway Trail follows the roads which lead from the port towns along the Yoshino Yoshino the along towns port the from lead which roads the follows Trail Highway Iya The TEL:0883-68-8022 E-mail: [email protected] 白鳥大内IC 45 42 JR Takuma Zentsuji City 43 30 Sanuki City Higashi-Kagawa City Okayama Expy. Hakubi Line Tsuyama Line Takamatsu Airport Sanyo Expy. Marugame City Okayama Pref. Miki JCT Osaka (Itami) JR Himeji Int’l Airpt. 24 Sanyo Shinkansen みの Miki Town Hyogo Pref. 49 39 Tarumi JCT JR Kobe Ayagawa Town Okayama JCT Kurashiki JCT JR Okayama JR Kotohira Kobe Airpt. たかせ Kotohira Town Shodo Kagawa Pref. Island 17 Kansai Int’l Airpt.23 Through Hidden Villages Sanyo Main Line Naha Haneda21 Osaka Pref.