The Iya Valley (祖谷渓, Iyakei) is a remote, mountainous valley in western Tokushima Prefecture 360-s vr locations
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Gps Coordinates / 33.9235718,133.8184849
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Japan, 〒778-0165 Tokushima, Miyoshi, 池田町松尾
The earliest records of the valley describe a group of shamans fleeing from persecution in Nara in the 9th century. At the end of the 12th century, Iya famously became the last refuge for members of the vanquished Heike clan following their defeat at the hands of the Minamoto in the Gempei Wars. Their descendants are believed to live in the mountain villages to this day.
Link Location Gps / Link Gps 33.8753407 / Link Gps 33.8750583 / Link Gps 33.8749271
Gps Coordinates / 33.8753407,133.8351143 / 33.8750583,133.8358117 / 33.8749271,133.8356431
Located deep in the heart of Shikoku Island, the secluded valley is characterized by steep mountain slopes and deep rocky gorges which were traditionally crossed by vine bridges
Link Location Gps / Link Gps 33.8750855 / Link Gps 33.9205708 / Link Gps 33.9213208
Gps Coordinates / 33.8750855,133.8357309 / 33.9205708,133.8152988 / 33.9213208,133.8174102
One of Japan's Three Hidden Valleys, Iya is home to dramatic mountain scenery, traditional thatched roof homes, and historic vine bridges. Supposedly a hiding place for the fleeing samurai of the defeated Heike clan from centuries past, the isolation of the Iya valley has a rich history of being a waypoint for wanderers and a place one could go to be away from it all. The valley was somewhat raised into the Japanese and Western consciousness by outspoken Japanese-culture conservationist Alex Kerr. His book "Lost Japan" presented an idyllic picture of a misty valley stuck in a time warp to days gone by.
Link Location Gps / Link Gps 33.9236031 / Link Gps 33.8911844 / Link Gps 33.9355088
Gps Coordinates / 33.9236031,133.818161 / 33.8911844,133.814054 / 33.9355088,133.8167063
Valley mountain monorail
Okuiya Kanko Shuyu Monorail ground base level with spa + traditional hotel Iyashino Onsenkyo around close proximity of Iyas rural traditional vine bridges seen above. Iyas monorail Leaving from the base of the Iyashi no Onsen-kyo Hot Springs area, this monorail weaves a trail over 4.6 km through the forests of the Iya Valley, with various terrain at heights differing up to 590m and steep cliffs nearly 40 degrees! All up, the tour takes approximately 70 minutes.
Link Location Gps / Link Gps 33.8686561 / Link Gps 33.8672798 / Link Gps 33.8687496
Gps Coordinates / 33.8686561,133.9792717 / 33.8672798,133.9791725 / 33.8687496,133.9791636
Traditional Japanese hotel complete with iyas traditional scarecrows can be see on our other section of Iyas scarecrow town. Hotel, stay & accommodation can be booked at the address given here at 28 Higashiiyasugeoi, Miyoshi 778-0201 Tokushima Prefecture
Okuiya Niju Kazura Bashi 奥祖谷二重かずら橋 Bridge, translated as “couples bridges.” As the name suggests, there are two bridges, and a people crate pulley system with steel pulleys and rickety wood boards to create a crate big enough to fit two people. I'd dare say the second bridge looks the more rickety out of the three options as the crate has steel cables
Link Location Gps / Link Gps 33.8537108 / Link Gps 33.853665 / Link Gps 33.8536139
Gps Coordinates / 33.8537108,134.0461608 / 33.853665,134.0454408 / 33.8536139,134.0463139
Rickety bridge and rickety pulley crate system for people or goods, primarily used for people than goods over a currently calm river below, i’m sure as storms and heavy rains pass this passing becomes more precarious
Link Location Gps / Link Gps 33.8534058 / Link Gps 33.8537467
Gps Coordinates / 33.8534058,134.0455419 / 33.8537467,134.0466778
A much better view of the valleys during the summertime, the reason i chose the winter view as the featured view of the valley is because the lack of spring and summer vegetation shows the true vastness of these valleys where the green vegetation somewhat hinders our view
Gps Coordinates / 33.9233744,133.8185948
