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Adventure capital with vine bridges and whirlpools

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Top Attractions in Tokushima

Tokushima Top 10

  1. Awa Odori in Tokushima
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    Awa Odori in Tokushima

    Tokushima City
  2. Tokushima Yokai Festival
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    Tokushima Yokai Festival

    Culture
  3. The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage
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    The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage

    Naruto
  4. Tokushima: Food Guide
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    Tokushima: Food Guide

    Food
  5. Hana Haru Festa
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    Hana Haru Festa

    Tokushima City
  6. Tokyo to Tokushima: Travel Tips!
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    Tokyo to Tokushima: Travel Tips!

    Transportation
  7. How to get to Tokushima from Kansai
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    How to get to Tokushima from Kansai

    Tokushima City
  8. Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima
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    Otsuka Museum of Art, Tokushima

    Naruto
  9. Luck of The Ages Yakuouji Temple 23
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    Luck of The Ages Yakuouji Temple 23

    Culture
  10. Naruto Whirlpools From the Bridge
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    Naruto Whirlpools From the Bridge

    Naruto

Upcoming Tokushima Events

Hana Haru Festa 2026
Culture

Hana Haru Festa 2026

Apr 18th - Apr 19th

The Hana Haru Festival takes place during April in Tokushima Prefecture, and visitors to the two-day event can enjoy pleasant spring..

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Where to eat in Tokushima

Iya Bijin
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Iya Bijin

Mandy Bartok

Iya Bijin offers set meals - many featuring the area's hand-cut soba noodles - and overnight accommodation right next to one..

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Places to stay in Tokushima

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Latest Tokushima Reports

Late Fall in Shikoku
Activities

Late Fall in Shikoku

Rey Waters

Checking out the Naruto Whirlpools, two Castle Ruin sites and eating grilled chicken on the bone, a Takamatsu specialty.

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Rediscovering Mottainai
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Rediscovering Mottainai

Emily Mahon

Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture is the location of a zero- waste movement. The Kaikatsu Zero Waste Center is part of the town's..

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About Tokushima

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Shikoku
Island Shikoku
Capital Tokushima
Population 785,491
Area 4146.93 km²

Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県, Tokushima-ken) is the quintessential Shikoku prefecture – sparsely populated, lots of nature, and a unique culture.

If you’re visiting Tokushima, try to time your stay for mid-August, although it will be much more crowded than usual. That’s because the Awa Odori, Japan’s largest traditional dance festival, is held during that time period and is a must-see Tokushima city event. Be sure to also see the powerful whirlpools off the coast of Naruto City, one of Japan’s most mesmerizing natural phenomenons.

Round out your trip with a visit to either the Tokushima Castle Ruins and its beautiful garden or the Takanose Canyon, voted as Tokushima’s number one tourist spot. The scenic Iya Valley, famous for its exciting vine bridges and thatched roof farmhouses that give you a glimpse of what traditional Japan was like. 

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