Kashihara Rice Terraces
In Japanese: 樫原の棚田
Over 500 stone-walled paddies on a steep slope 500–700 m up in Kamikatsu, little changed since an Edo-period map, with a rebuilt water mill.
Important Cultural Landscape; Japan's Top 100 Rice Terraces
Nearby
- Ogawara Highlands ≈ 25 min by car
- Amagoi Falls ≈ 25 min by car
- Okama Falls ≈ 25 min by car
- Shosanji Temple (Temple 12) & Henro-korogashi Trail ≈ 35 min by car
- Yakuoji Temple (Temple 23) ≈ 55 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 47 km by car from Tokushima IC
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Working farmland: view from the roads and do not enter the paddies
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info