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Iya, one of the Japan`s three great unexplored areas

This area is a placed called " Japan's great unexplored area/original Japanese landscape."
It is located in deep inside of Shikoku, Oboke/Iya area is famous for Heike Yashiki (mansion), Ochiai-Shuraku (community of Ochiai) , Kazura-bashi (vine bridge), Manneken-Pis statue (courage testing rock), Iyakei Valley, wild monkeys, Mount Tsurugi and so on. In the emerald-colored Yoshino river running through the Obokekyo Valley, you can enjoy cruise or rafting.
Magnificent mountain scenery shows color changes according to each of four seasons.
You can enjoy beautiful scenery

About Iya

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Many visitors from towns voice with a wondering face:

There are houses and vegetable fields in the slope of the mountain Why are they making a living in such a high place or slope in a mountain? How do they get electricity, water, and food? How about hospitals, schools, or shops? Where are they? Who made such a scary bridge? The questions from the visitors made me notice that here may be a place of wonder for the first time . This place with the landscape I see in my daily life is turned out be a place called "Japanese unexplored area."
Although there are tortuous roads or mountain narrow paths, we will offer you safe and comfortable journey to your destination.

Price list

M eter rate table - a standard price of minicab

Price list

Get on the taxi at Oboke Station - minicab

Oboke area (sightseeing area)
  • Oboke Ravine Pleasure Boat
    大歩危峡観光遊覧船

    About 800 yen

  • Rest Area Oboke and Yokaiyashiki
    道の駅大歩危・妖怪屋敷

    About 600 yen

  • RiverStation & LAWSON ATM
    west-west

    About 1,400 yen

  • Kurozo-marshland
    黒沢湿原

    About 7,000 yen

Oboke area (hot spring, hotel)
  • Oboke Onsen Hotel Oboke-kyo Mannaka
    峡谷の湯宿 大歩危峡まんなか

    About 700 yen

  • Oboke Onsen Sun River Oboke
    大歩危温泉 サンリバー大歩危

    About 1,600 yen

  • Awanosho
    大歩危祖谷阿波温泉 あわの抄

    About 5,700 yen

Iya/Kazura-bashi area (sightseeing area)
  • Heike Yashiki Museum of Folklore
    平家屋敷(西岡家)

    About 1,200 yen

  • Iya-no-Kazura Bashi&Biwa-no-Taki(waterfall)
    祖谷のかずら橋(びわの滝)

    About 3,300 yen

  • Hinoji Valley&Peeing Boy
    祖谷渓谷 (ひの字渓谷、祖谷渓の小便小僧)

    About 4,100 yen

  • Ladybug monorail
    てんとう虫モノレール

    About 2,400 yen

  • Forest adventure
    フォレストアドベンチャー・祖谷

    About 2,400 yen

Vicinity of Iya (hot spring, hotel)
  • Hotel Iya Onsen
    和の宿 ホテル祖谷温泉

    About 4,000 yen

  • Iyakei Onsen Hotel Hikyo-no-yu
    祖谷渓温泉 ホテル秘境の湯

    About 2,400 yen

  • Iya Bijin (a hotel and restaurant)
    渓谷の隠れ宿 祖谷美人

    About 2,700 yen

  • Shin-Iya Onsen Hotel Kazurabashi
    湯元新祖谷温泉 ホテルかずら橋

    About 2,900 yen

  • Iya-no-Yado Kazura-Ya
    祖谷の宿 かずらや

    About 3,500 yen

  • Matsuogawa Onsen & Shirasagi-So (Toji lodging)
    松尾川温泉 しらさぎ荘

    About 6,200 yen

Oku-Iya area (sightseeing area)
  • Higashi-Iya Museum of Local History and Folklore
    東祖谷歴史民族資料館

    About 6,200 yen

  • Asa House of ancient Heike warriors
    平家屋敷 阿佐家

    About 6,600 yen

  • Ochiai village
    落合集落展望台(中上)

    About 7,300 yen

  • Bukeyashiki-Kita Clan(Old samurai residence)&Hoko Shrine
    武家屋敷旧喜多家・鉾神社

    About 7,100 yen

  • Okuiya-Kanko-Shuyu-Monorail
    奥祖谷観光周遊モノレール

    About 9,500 yen

  • Oku-Iya Niju Kazura Bashi (double vine bridges)
    奥祖谷二重かずら橋(野猿)

    About 11,000 yen

  • Thurugi Mountain lift platform
    剣山リフト乗り場

    About 13,000 yen

  • Village of Scarecrows(Kakashi-no-sato)
    天空の里 かかし村

    About 10,200 yen

Oku-Iya area (hot spring, hotel)
  • Chiiori Trust
    ちいおりトラスト

    About 6,200 yen

  • Hotel Okuiya
    旅の宿 奥祖谷

    About 6,200 yen

  • Tougenkyo Iya no Sato
    桃源郷祖谷の山里茅葺き民家ステイ(受付事務所)

    About 7,500 yen

  • Iyashi-no-Onsenkyo Hotel Miune
    いやしの温泉郷 ホテルかわせみ

    About 9,500 yen

  • Laforet Tsurugi San
    ラ・フォーレつるぎ山

    About 13,600 yen

Get on the taxi at Kazura-bashi - minicab

Oboke area (sightseeing area)
  • Oboke Ravine Pleasure Boat
    大歩危峡観光遊覧船

    About 3,500 yen

  • Rest Area Oboke and Yokaiyashiki
    道の駅大歩危・妖怪屋敷

    About 3,400 yen

  • RiverStation & LAWSON ATM
    west-west

    About 4,000 yen

  • Oboke Station
    大歩危駅

    About 3,300 yen

  • Kurozo-marshland
    黒沢湿原

    About 6,300 yen

Oboke area (hot spring, hotel)
  • Oboke Onsen Hotel Oboke-kyo Mannaka
    峡谷の湯宿 大歩危峡まんなか

    About 3,500 yen

  • Oboke Onsen Sun River Oboke
    大歩危温泉 サンリバー大歩危

    About 4,400 yen

  • Awanosho
    大歩危祖谷阿波温泉 あわの抄

    About 8,300 yen

Iya area (sightseeing area)
  • Heike Yashiki Museum of Folklore
    平家屋敷(西岡家)

    About 2,200 yen

  • Hinoji Valley&Peeing Boy
    祖谷渓谷 (ひの字渓谷、祖谷渓の小便小僧)

    About 2,700 yen

  • Ladybug monorail
    てんとう虫モノレール

    About 1,100 yen

  • Forest adventure
    フォレストアドベンチャー・祖谷

    About 1,100 yen

Vicinity of Iya (hot spring, hotel)
  • Hotel Iya Onsen
    和の宿 ホテル祖谷温泉

    About 2,500 yen

  • Iyakei Onsen Hotel Hikyo-no-yu
    祖谷渓温泉 ホテル秘境の湯

    About 1,200 yen

  • Iya Bijin (a hotel and restaurant)
    渓谷の隠れ宿 祖谷美人

    About 700 yen

  • Shin-Iya Onsen Hotel Kazurabashi
    湯元新祖谷温泉 ホテルかずら橋

    About 600 yen

  • Iya-no-Yado Kazura-Ya
    祖谷の宿 かずらや

    About 600 yen

  • Matsuogawa Onsen & Shirasagi-So (Toji lodging)
    松尾川温泉 しらさぎ荘

    About 5,400 yen

Oku-Iya area (sightseeing area)
  • Higashi-Iya Museum of Local History and Folklore
    東祖谷歴史民族資料館

    About 3,400 yen

  • Asa House of ancient Heike warriors
    平家屋敷 阿佐家

    About 3,800 yen

  • Ochiai village
    落合集落展望台(中上)

    About 4,500 yen

  • Bukeyashiki-Kita Clan(Old samurai residence)&Hoko Shrine
    武家屋敷旧喜多家・鉾神社

    About 4,300 yen

  • Okuiya-Kanko-Shuyu-Monorail
    奥祖谷観光周遊モノレール

    About 7,000 yen

  • Oku-Iya Niju Kazura Bashi (double vine bridges)
    奥祖谷二重かずら橋(野猿)

    About 8,200 yen

  • Thurugi Mountain lift platform
    剣山リフト乗り場

    About 10,200 yen

  • Village of Scarecrows(Kakashi-no-sato)
    天空の里 かかし村

    About 7,500 yen

Oku-Iya area (hot spring, hotel)
  • Chiiori Trust
    ちいおりトラスト

    About 3,400 yen

  • Hotel Okuiya
    旅の宿 奥祖谷

    About 3,500 yen

  • Tougenkyo Iya no Sato
    桃源郷祖谷の山里茅葺き民家ステイ(受付事務所)

    About 4,800 yen

  • Iyashi-no-Onsenkyo Hotel Miune
    いやしの温泉郷 ホテルかわせみ

    About 7,000 yen

  • Laforet Tsurugi San
    ラ・フォーレつるぎ山

    About 10,600 yen

* The price list is just for reference. The actual fare changes depending on the weather, road congestion, or taxi get-on place and get-off place .

H ourly rental fixed price suitable for your unique sightseeing

* Hourly rental fixed price is a taxi fare system mainly applied for sightseeing by taxi.
* You can make reservations for more than 2 hours.

Taxi

Taxi

4,900 yen/hour

* The price is for one minicab.
* The riding capacity is up to 4 people

Taxi

Jumbo taxi

7,500 yen/hour

* The price is for one jumbo taxi.
* The riding capacity is up to 9 people

Taxi

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