This red brick building was built in 1901. It was used as a building of Ozu commercial banks.It completed its role now, and it is used as a base for sightseeing.
Iyakei Valley is located in a very picturesque, beautiful area of Japan. There are many steep mountains with rivers between. This area reminds me of Hawai'i. The rope bridge across the valley has a lot of space between the wooden rails forming the walkway and it is quite a challenge but doable if you hold on.
We downed to "IYA Onsen" by the funicular. it took about 5 min(170m) to reach "rotenburo"(open-air bath). iya onsen www.iyaonsen.co.jp/english/ iya valley miyoshi, tokushima pref. japan