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..
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 Ooasahiko Shrine Anonymous OoAsahiko ( 大麻比古神社 ) is a Shinto Shrine in Naruto, Tokushima. Located within walking distance of Ryozen Temple, it is th..
12 Gardens & Parks Naruto Park, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Naruto Park is located at the foot of the Great Naruto Bridge (on Tokushima side). As soon as you cross it, you are already inside..
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..
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.
7 Temples & Shrines Kan-onji C. Rio Temple sixteen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Avalokitesvara Temple.