Uchiko is a small traditional town located southwest of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains and rice fields, the quiet, rural Uchiko was a thriving manufacturing hub of Japanese paper and wax from the end of the Edo period through the Meiji period.
Hidden in Kyushu’s Miyazaki Prefecture, Aya Teruha Suspension Bridge is a symbol of Aya Town. Spanning a length of 250 metres, the pedestrian bridge soars over one of the largest lucidophyllous forests in Japan.
Located in Shikoku’s Kagawa Prefecture, Konpirasan, formally known as Kotohira Shrine, is renowned for its challenging 1,368 step climb that tests pilgrims’ endurance and determination.