Iya ValleyShikoku, Japan |
World ranking: #100
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Often referred to as the 'Tibet of Japan', this remote and misty valley is in the mountainous centre of the island of Shikoku.
Thatch-roofed cottages, Buddhist temples and outdoor hot springs dot steep mountainsides covered in green tea plantations. A raging river runs through deep gorges and beneath ancient, twisting vine bridges.
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