High winds, no ropeway

The ropeway up to Mount Bizan just started night time operations on April 1, presumably in time for the sakura viewing at Bizan Park. I planned to ride it for both the night light up for the sakura at Bizan Park as well as night shots of Tokushima.

When I arrived at the lower station, I found out the ropeway rides were cancelled due to high winds, so I was out of luck. Tokushima is your typical Japanese industrial small city...ugly. But at night time it gets quieter and much more beautiful.Read more