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Miyoshi City
Tokushima Prefecture · City
Official websiteTokushima Prefecture page
Miyoshi City has the largest area of any municipality in the 4 prefectures of Shikoku and borders the 3 prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, and Kochi. It is known for the Oboke and Koboke gorges carved by the Yoshino River, the vine bridge of Iya, and the remote Iya area with legends of Heike refugees. Rafting on the rapids is popular.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleHakuchi Castle
ValleyIya Valleyvalley in Japan
BridgeKazura bridge at the Iya Valleybridge in Japan
ValleyOboke
Buddhist templeUnpen-ji TempleShingon temple in Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 66 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Shinto shrineKenmi ShrineShinto shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeHashikura-ji Templetemple in Miyoshi, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Iya Onsenbuilding in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Obokeroadside station in Miyoshi, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Nishi-iyaroadside station in Miyoshi, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Minoroadside station Miyoshi, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
- Mt. Tsurugi1,955 m
- Mt. Miune1,894 m
- Mt. Tenguzuka1,812 m
- Konose1,741 m
- Mt. Tonomaru1,713 m
- Maruishi1,684 m
- Mt. Eboshi1,670 m
- Mt. Tosa-Yahazu1,607 m
- Mt. Kanpou1,605 m
- Mt. Nakatsu1,447 m
- Mt. Kunimi1,409 m
- Mt. Kaina1,333 m
- Mt. Nokanoike1,294 m
- Mt. Kurotaki1,210 m
- Mt. Shiozuka1,043 m
- Mt. Unpenji927 m
- Hagenomine854 m
- Mt. Yatsuishi841 m
- Mt. Gonomaru823 m
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tokushima Prefecture
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