Mima, Tokushima Ken At 1,955 meters in height, Mt. Tsurugi is the second highest mountain in western Japan following Mt. Ishizuchi. Climbing to the top is one of the easiest of the 100 famous mountains in Japan as chairlifts take you from the trailhead to around the middle of the trail. Many visitors enjoy climbing throughout the season. A virgin forest still remains and there are colonies of alpine plants. You can enjoy different sights from season to season. The mountain is

Mima, Tokushima Ken The Mt. Tsurugi Annual Grand Ritual takes place every July 17 at the summit of Mount Tsurugi in Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture. Around 100 participants dressed in traditional white Shinto garments carry a portable shrine (mikoshi) across the high-altitude, dwarf-bamboo (kumasasa) covered slopes near the peak. July 2024

Mima, Tokushima Ken Iwasaka Shinmei Jinja (磐境神明神社), located in Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture, is a fascinating and highly unusual Shinto shrine known for its unique stone-walled architecture. Unlike traditional Shinto shrines that center around a main wooden sanctuary building (honden), this site features a primitive open-air layout that draws visitors intrigued by history, mystery, and ancient spiritual traditions Proponents of the Japanese-Jewish connection claim that the