Top Activities on the Ground in Tokushima Prefecture

You can enjoy the peaceful countryside surrounding the beautiful Yoshino River. You can also visit the historical temples. Like Kyoto, there is no crowd and it is calm.

This is a course to experience the Shikoku Pilgrimage by pottering around. This tour is recommended for those who are interested in the pilgrimage but think it might be a bit difficult to visit 88 pilgrimage sites on foot. We will meet at Tokushima Station and take a JR train to Ikeya Station by bicycle. From the station, we will ride through the countryside with Naruto's lotus root fields and other fields toward Reizanji Temple, the first temple of the Shikoku Sacred Sites. After passing through the shopping street at Bando Station, the pilgrimage route begins with the gate of Reizanji Temple in front of you, and the atmosphere of the pilgrimage is enhanced as you gather your sutra books and costumes at the No. 1 temple. From Reizanji Temple, the pilgrims will take a relatively gentle route in order from Gokurakuji Temple (No. 2) to Kinsenji Temple (No. 3) to Dainichiji Temple (No. 4) to Jizoji Temple (No. 5) to Anrakuji Temple (No. 6), visiting the temples slowly along a walking pilgrimage route with few cars passing by. On the walking course, you can find points with remnants of the Edo period that cannot be discovered if you drive, with the navigator's commentary. In addition to the pilgrimage route, the tour can be combined with other attractive places, such as the venerable Omabiko Shrine and the Ninth Village, which has a tradition of exchange with Germany. We will propose a fashionable and new style of pilgrimage pottering tailored to your needs! (*Courses can be arranged to suit the participants.)

In principle, reservations are for two persons or more. A course that runs through the castle town, centering on Mt. Take the ropeway from the Awa Odori Kaikan at the foot of Mt. Meishan, which has become a novel and a movie. From there, take a break downhill and take a break at Western Park on the middle of Mt. If you go down from the middle to the foot, you might want to try eating around, such as Mt. It is also interesting to compare the courses you ran to the old scenery at the museum of Tokushima Castle after running through the back alleys that leave the remnants of the castle town, Aiba beach where the performance hall is set up at the time of Teramachi and Awa Odori It will be.

Explore Wakimachi’s historic “Udatsu” townscape in Mima City, Tokushima, on a guided cycling tour combining history, scenery, and hands-on culture. The tour usually starts and ends at JR Anabuki Station. For guests coming by car, the meeting point can be changed to Ai Land Udatsu parking area. Ride and walk with your guide through Wakimachi, a preserved district lined with white-walled merchant houses and traditional “udatsu” firewalls. The nostalgic streets feel like stepping back into the Edo period, with many photogenic spots along the way. The highlight is an Awa indigo dyeing experience, one of Tokushima’s traditional crafts. Dye your own handkerchief and watch the deep indigo color appear with each step. Your finished piece becomes a one-of-a-kind souvenir to take home. Enjoy a meaningful journey through indigo history, local townscape, and Tokushima craftsmanship.

Wakimachi, Mima City, located in the middle basin of the Yoshino River, a major river in Shikoku, is a river port town that prospered through the cultivation of indigo, known as "Japan blue," and the distribution of indigo dye, "sukumo," throughout Japan. The residences of the indigo merchants, as typified by Wakimachi, have "udatsu" firewalls as a symbol of their wealth. This potter's tour will give visitors a sense of the history of water transportation along such a long river, the history and legacy of the fight against flooding along the raging Yoshino River, the indigo dyeing technique, and the lifestyle and culture of people who have lived together with indigo. You can enjoy pottering with a navigator who tells you the story of the region and the spaces where people live that you cannot visit by car.