Culture Awa-Odori Kaikan in Tokushima Cathy Cawood Experience the Awa-Odori Festival's folk dance throughout the year at Tokushima's Awa-Odori Kaikan.
7 Temples & Shrines The Burning Mountain Temple C. Rio Temple twelve in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Burning Mountain Temple.
Historical Bando POW Camp Site, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Can you imagine any POW camp being a paradise? I couldn't, until I learned about this Bando POW Camp in WWI, from 1917 to 1920..
Culture Hana Haru Festa 2026 Mid - Late Apr The Hana Haru Festival takes place during April in Tokushima Prefecture, and visitors to the two-day event can enjoy pleasant spring..
9 Temples & Shrines Ryozenji C. Rio My experience at Ryozenji temple was over-whelmingIy under-whelming. I arrived on a cold mid-November afternoon with the the expectation..
8 Historical The Naruto German House, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Naruto city, Tokushima is famous for its big whirlpools, but not many people know this is the place where the Beethoven's Ninth..
Traditional Awagami: Traditional Washi Paper Bronwyn O'Neill From Sprout to Sheet: Harvesting mulberry and oriental paper bush at the eighth-generational Awagami Factory, Tokushima.
13 Arts & Crafts Replicas in Otsuka Museum of Art Takako Sakamoto In one of the most unexpected places stands one of the most unique museums in the world, the Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto city,..