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Iya-no-Kazura Bashi (Suspension bridge made of vine – Vine Bridge)

かずら橋

 Kazura Bashi over the canyon in this secluded mountain villages is also associated with the legend of fleeting Heike clan, once most powerful ruler.
 This bridge is made of Actinidia auguta (a kind of kiwi vine) and is 45 meters long, 2 meters wide. It weighs approx. 6 tones and is suspended 14 meters above streams. It was only access over the deep canyon into the mountainous area in those days. The bridge is changed every three years. (Designated as a National and Prefectural significant folk cultural asset)

 

Iya-no-Kazura Bashi

Address:Zentoku 162-2, Nishi-Iyayamamura, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture
HP:https://miyoshi-tourism.jp/en/spot/iyanokazurabashi/