Kazurabashi Bridge

Kazurabashi Bridge is designated as a National and Prefectural significant folk cultural asset.

In the past, suspension bridges made of mountain vines (kazurabashi) were one of the only ways to easily move people and goods across the river of the of the Iya Valley.

13 bridges once spanned the valley, but only three survive today. Iya Kazurabashi (祖谷かずら橋), the largest and most popular of the remaining bridges, stretches 45 meters across the Iya River at the center of the valley.

Let's experience the thrill of walking across the bridge