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Miyoshi City’s Iya Valley held its summer festival on July 23rd for the first time since 2019. With the coronavirus reducing in severity, both the local people and visitors were thrilled to finally get together for this annual event with lots of food, fun, and fireworks.Coming together along the river in the central Iya ValleyThe Iya Summer Festival was held at Iya Fureai Park in the Nishi-Iya section of Miyoshi City. Surrounded by verdant mountains, this event space is located in the center of the Iya Valley on Rt 45 near the Nishi-Iya Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Station). At other times, the Iya ...
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Deep in the mountains of Tokushima Prefecture’s Miyoshi City, the people of the remote Iya Valley have been performing a traditional “rain dance” each summer for over a thousand years. Recently held on July 23rd for the first time in 3 years, both young and old residents took part in this nationally recognized Important Folk Culture Asset. The unique traditions of a secluded valley called IyaMiyoshi City’s Iya Valley is renowned for being a hidden place. With its ancient vine bridges, remote hillside villages, and links to fugitive samurai warriors, many legends and relics have made their mark...
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Known worldwide as the “Scarecrow Village”, the tiny hamlet of Nagoro in Miyoshi City’s remote Iya Valley is home to over 350 life-sized scarecrows. Produced by resident Ayano Tsukimi, she is also engaged in a variety of other creative endeavors. previous post>>Scarecrow Mother Ayano Tsukimi Part 2 | Visiting the “Scarecrow Studio” and Scarecrow School” Scarecrows watching over Iya’s traditional agricultureThough Ayano has succeeded in repopulating her village with scarecrows, her dolls did originally have the practical purpose keeping birds out of her fields when she first made them, and thi...
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Home to over 350 life-sized scarecrows, the small hamlet of Nagoro in Miyoshi City’s isolated Iya Valley has attracted attention from around the world for its unique and poignant concept. Brainchild of local resident Ayano Tsukimi, we learn more about her artwork and other creations. previous article>>Scarecrow Mother Ayano Tsukimi - Part 1 | Iya Valley’s Famed Scarecrow Village Being welcomed by scarecrows at Nagoro in Miyoshi’s Iya ValleyAs you enter Nagoro village along the main road, which lies hidden within the deep mountains of Tokushima Prefecture, the scores of scarecrows positioned ar...
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Located at the deepest end of Miyoshi City’s Iya Valley, the small hamlet of Nagoro has become world famous for being home to over 350 life-sized “scarecrows”. Resident Ayano Tsukimi is the artist behind this renowned concept, and in this series we find out more about her creative inspiration and other activities. Finding scarecrows in the hidden heart of ShikokuIt was my first time driving out to the remote Double Vine Bridges of the deep Iya Valley (the Oku-Iya Niju Kazurabashi) that I saw the first ever scarecrow. It was the summer of 2002, now 20 years ago. As I drove through Iya’s final h...
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