This weekend I ventured out west to sneak in some camping before the winter weather settles in Tokushima. Caitlin was also up for an outside activity so after meeting her in Ikeda we drove even further west to the Iya Valley, also know as the 'Tibet of Japan'. Many guidebooks claim that the Iya vine bridges are the biggest attractions of the area but I think that just spending time camping in the valley was worth it alone.
We lucked out and there was a fall festival going on this weekend. On Sunday afternoon a traditional march took place on the one street that parallels the river in the valley. Although it blocked our exit from the campsite, we weren't upset that we had to stay and take part in the the event.
We did see a vine bridge and even attempted to cross it (although from the wrong direction) until someone yelled at us because we didn't pay. Thankfully, we were on it long enough before being scolded to get whole bridge experience under our belts and we walked away without giving up our 1,000 yen.
3 comments:
fantasy dream trip?
ahaha! Brian and I did the same thing; we walked across from the wrong side and were yelled at! We, however, didn't get very far though, so we had to go around and pay. Glad you had a good weekend.
~Jill
by the way your pics are really nice
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