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Indigo Dyeing Experience : Handkerchief / Tokushima, Shikoku
Design and dye your own indigo masterpiece in the old townscape of Udatsu in Wakimachi, an area that has been the heart of Tokushima's indigo production since the Edo period.
Ikeda Reservoir BROMPTON Bicycle Tour
In principle, reservations are for two persons or more. On this tour, you cycle around the Ikeda Reservoir formed in the middle of the Yoshino River. The town of Ikeda, known as “the navel of Shikoku” has always prospered as a center of trade. After cycling through the retro shopping street, you come to a row of old merchant houses with ornamental ‘udatsu’ firewalls. A slight rise brings you to the Yoshino River, which has the largest flow of Japan’s rivers. The deep reservoir and the man-made structures create a beautiful contrast. This tour takes you through a historic town, along the magnificent Yoshino River, with a thrilling wire suspension bridge and a pretty submersible bridge. The route takes you along the Median Tectonic Line, one of the world’s biggest faults. If the surface of the water is calm, the reservoir becomes a huge mirror.
Anabuki River BROMPTON Bicycle Pottering Tour
This tour follows the path of Japan’s purest river, the Anabuki. In the summertime, many people head to the lower reaches of the river to camp, but this cycling course on the upper reaches avoids the crowds. This is a tour for adults to enjoy the quiet and beautiful Anabuki River at a relaxed pace. It’s a very easy ride — the bus takes you up the river, and you only have to pedal downhill. Along the way, you can take a break at a shrine with a mysterious atmosphere, cross a submersible bridge, go down to the riverbank and play in the water, and let the guide show you various places according to your mood. When you return to the town of Anabuki, you can stop by a stylish café that offers tea and cake made from local ingredients. It’s also possible to arrange a half day tour by reducing the distance.
Full-Day Private Bike Tour of Oku-Iya
In principle, reservations are for two persons or more. Selected by the internationally popular travel guidebook Lonely Planet as one of the top 10 places to visit in the world in 2022, Iya, Shikoku, was introduced as a little-known Japanese treasure. The traditional mountain lifestyle in harmony with nature and the recycling agriculture method utilizing plant resources developed in each mountain village are being reevaluated for their value. Pottering down along the Iya River, feeling the wind of Iya, a paradise where people live happily, and being soothed by folk songs sung by local residents and artfully created scarecrows, you will be able to enjoy the beauty of Iya.
Half-Day Private Bike Tour in Mima City
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.
Private Guided Bike Tour in Tsurugi
In principle, reservations are for two persons or more. Tsurugi Town, located in the middle reaches of the Yoshino River, a major river in Shikoku, flourished through the distribution of leaf tobacco and lumber, and is a historic town with ornate two-tiered udatsu, a firewall for merchant houses and a symbol of wealth. The main street, Gion Street, runs parallel to the Sadamitsu River, the clearest river in Japan, and is lined with old-fashioned stores still in operation. The alleyways that intersect with the street are called "shoji," and are places of daily life that can be visited only by bicycle.
World Agricultural Heritage BROMPTON Bicycle Tour
Explore the streets where old-fashioned life remains. An elegant time to buy sweets at a local Japanese confectionery store and eat them in an old mansion in the Edo period. If you run along Japan's best clear stream, Sadamitsu River, you can see steep slopes of the World Agricultural Heritage and beautiful waterfalls.
Naruto Seaside BROMPTON Bicycle Tour
As a rule, reservations are for two persons or more. Departing from JR Ikeya Station and getting off at Natsuya Station, we will drive along Natsuya Kaido Road and enter Naruto City. With local gourmet stores at your side, you will drive along the Natsuyogawa River and take a ferry from Okazaki to Omote-jima Island! The course is an exhilarating ride along the coastline from where you can see the Onaruto Bridge in the distance to Naruto Uchinoumi, where oyster farming is thriving. After lunch, we will stop at UZU PARK and STUDIO N2 in downtown Naruto, which we will return to by ferry, and return along the Natsuya Kaido Road toward Ikeya Station with a break in between. Along the course, we will stop at places where you can experience the atmosphere of an old-fashioned highway, such as Fukuju Soy Sauce and Honke Matsuura Sake Brewery, both of which boast traditions dating back to the Edo period.
Lodging Plans with Gibier Cuisine in Tokushima, Shikoku
Enjoy fresh and exquisite Gibier cuisine at a guest house in a mountain village where time passes leisurely. Hunting to protect the crops of the village. You will learn the importance of taking life. You can experience the unique lifestyle of the local community as you stroll at your leisure through the mountain village, where the rich original landscape of Japan remains, as if you have wandered into the world of old tales.