Tokushima Hidden Gems
Porte orientale de Shikoku, où les tourbillons de Naruto comptent parmi les plus grands du monde. Le festival Awa Odori d'août est la danse la plus effrénée du Japon. Le pont de lianes d'Iya surplombe un gouffre vertigineux, et le Musée Otsuka reproduit des chefs-d'œuvre de l'art universel en céramique.
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Des vallées montagneuses traversées par des ponts de lianes, un détroit rempli de tourbillons et le festival de danse le plus célèbre du Japon.
Climat et meilleure saison
Chaud et pluvieux, exposé aux typhons en fin d'été ; la vallée d'Iya est plus fraîche et reçoit un peu de neige. Août pour l'Awa Odori.
Spécialités culinaires
- Ramen de Tokushima
- Agrume sudachi
- Somen de Handa
- Wakame de Naruto
Lieux emblématiques
- Awa Odori
- Ponts de lianes de la vallée d'Iya
- Tourbillons de Naruto
- Temples 1 à 23 du pèlerinage de Shikoku
Otsuka Museum of Art
Lie on your back in the Sistine Chapel. Nobody stops you—there's no original to damage. Michelangelo's Creation of Adam…
Awa Odori Festival
Awa Odori (阿波踊り) is Tokushima's signature dance festival held every August 12–15, drawing 1.2 million visitors to watch…
Udatsu Townscape
The Udatsu Townscape (うだつの町並み) in Mima City preserves an Edo-period merchant district where wealthy indigo traders built…
Tokushima Central Wholesale Market
Tokushima Central Wholesale Market (徳島市中央卸売市場) is a functioning seafood and produce market where Tokushima's restaurants…
Iya Valley Vine Bridges
Step onto the slats and the bridge lurches sideways. Vine cables groan. Through the 7-centimeter gaps between boards, th…
Takegashima Hot Spring
Takegashima Onsen (竹ヶ島温泉) is a small hot spring resort on Tokushima's southern coast, featuring outdoor baths overlookin…
Awa Indigo Dyeing
Tokushima was historically Japan's leading producer of ai (藍, indigo dye), with Awa indigo (阿波藍) considered the highest…
Naruto Whirlpools (Tokushima side)
Stand on the Uzu-no-Michi glass floor and watch seawater spiral 45 meters below your feet. The Naruto Strait squeezes 44…
Kazurabashi at Oku-Iya
Deeper in the Iya Valley, 45 minutes beyond the main tourist bridge, lie the Oku-Iya Double Kazurabashi (奥祖谷二重かずら橋) — tw…
Oboke and Koboke Gorges
The Yoshino River has carved two dramatic gorges through western Tokushima: Oboke (大歩危, 'big steps danger') and Koboke (…
Mt. Tsurugi
Mt. Tsurugi (剣山, 'Sword Mountain,' 1,955m) is Shikoku's second-highest peak, featuring alpine meadows, dwarf bamboo slop…
Iya Onsen Cliff Bath
The cable car drops you 170 meters down a cliff face in five minutes. Through the window, tree canopy gives way to rock…
Bizan Ropeway
Mt. Bizan (眉山, 'Eyebrow Mountain,' 290m) rises behind central Tokushima City, named for its eyebrow-like ridge profile w…
Awa Japanese Beef
Awa Beef (阿波牛, Awa-gyu) is Tokushima Prefecture's premium wagyu brand, raised on feed incorporating local sudachi citrus…
Ryozen-ji Temple
Ryozen-ji (霊山寺) is Temple #1 of the 88 Temple Pilgrimage (四国八十八ヶ所, Shikoku Hachijū-Hakkasho), a 1,200km Buddhist pilgrim…
Sudachi Citrus
Sudachi (酢橘) is a small green citrus fruit (3–4cm diameter) native to Tokushima Prefecture, similar to lime or yuzu but…
Iya Valley Scarecrow Village
Nagoro (名頃) is a depopulated mountain hamlet in the Iya Valley where life-size scarecrows (案山子, kakashi) outnumber human…
Peeing Boy Statue
The Shonben Kozo (小便小僧, 'Peeing Boy') statue stands on a narrow rock outcrop jutting over a 200-meter cliff drop on the…
Tokushima Ramen
Tokushima ramen (徳島ラーメン) is distinct from other regional ramen styles, featuring a dark brown pork bone broth (豚骨醤油, ton…
Yakuoji Temple
Yakuoji (薬王寺) is Temple #23 of the 88 Temple Pilgrimage, dramatically positioned on a coastal mountain with Pacific Ocea…