6 Temples & Shrines Kokubunji - Tokushima City C. Rio Temple fifteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Official State Temple.
Culture Kazurabashi - Rope Bridge of Iya Anonymous A traditional vine-rope bridge located in Tokushima Prefecture's Iya Valley region. A beautiful work of engineering in a gorgeous..
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 Tairyuji Tairyūji or Tairyū-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Anan city, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 21 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The ma..
Festivals Awa Odori David Cooper Awa Odori is the name of Tokushima's very own street dancing festival, a joyful spectacle and a must-see for visitors to this..
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.
Culture Shosanji Temple Shosanji Temple (焼山寺), Also known as the Burning MouAbout 50 kilometers away from the start of the pilgrimage is the Shosanji Temple, the twelfth..
Culture Tokushima Castle and Hachisuka Clan Takako Sakamoto Tokushima Castle is a place that locals frequent on school field trips, to sketch scenery, or to practice Awa Dance. The castle..