Scarecrow Mother Ayano Tsukimi - Part 1 | Iya Valley’s Famed Scarecrow Village
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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