Iya Valley Vine Bridge
祖谷のかずら橋
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-06 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
A kazurabashi is a vine bridge: a primitive suspension bridge built from vines such as silver vine. The best known is at Zentoku in Nishi-Iyayama, part of Miyoshi, Tokushima, and two more span the river further upstream at Sugeoi in Higashi-Iya. All of them are for people on foot only.
We have not checked opening hours, fees or a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Iya Valley a — Yamato · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- KazuraBridge — Ippukucho · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- IyanoKazurabashiSide — ＋－ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- IyanoKazurabashiFloor — ＋－ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokushima Miyoshi Okuiya Double Kazurabashi 1 — 京浜にけ at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokushima Miyoshi Okuiya Double Kazurabashi 2 — 京浜にけ at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokushima Miyoshi Okuiya Double Kazurabashi 3 — 京浜にけ at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Tokushima Miyoshi Okuiya Double Kazurabashi 4 — 京浜にけ at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
A kazurabashi (かずら橋, vine bridge) is a primitive suspension bridge built from vines such as silver vine. The best known is at Zentoku in Nishi-Iyayama, Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture; two more span the river further upstream at Sugeoi in Higashi-Iya. All are for people on foot only.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Miyoshi tourism: Iya-no-Kazurabashi
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Cityscape
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