--- title: "Itano, Tokushima – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Itano, Tokushima, Japan: Itano is a town located in Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Nearby: Dainichi-ji Temple, Jizō-ji Temple, Ryōzen-ji…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/itano" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/itano.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Itano_town_hall.JPG/3840px-Itano_town_hall.JPG" --- Town in Shikoku, Japan # Itano, Tokushima Itano is a town located in Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. ![Itano, Tokushima](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Itano_town_hall.JPG/3840px-Itano_town_hall.JPG) Itano, Tokushima · Wikimedia Commons The place Itano is a town located in Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2022, the town had an estimated population of 13,105 in 5,790 households and a population density of 360 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 36.22 square kilometres (13.98 sq mi). Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itano%2C_Tokushima), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Itano, Tokushima 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Dainichi-ji Temple Dainichi-ji is a Tōji Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 4 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Dainichi Nyorai. 3 km · Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 4 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dainichi-ji_(Itano%29) 2. Jizō-ji Temple Jizō-ji is an Omuro Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 5 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Enmei Jizō Bosatsu. 2.9 km · Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 5 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiz%C5%8D-ji_(Itano%29) 3. Ryōzen-ji Temple Ryōzen-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan best known as the first temple of the Shikoku pilgrimage. It is associated with the Kōyasan sect and dedicated to Shaka Nyorai. 4.1 km · Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dzen-ji_(Naruto%29) 4. Konsen-ji Temple Konsen-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 3 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Shaka Nyorai. 600 m · Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 3 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konsen-ji_(Itano%29) 5. Gokuraku-ji Temple Gokuraku-ji is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 2 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Amida Nyorai. 2.8 km · Shingon temple in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 2 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokuraku-ji_(Naruto%29) 6. Ōasahiko Shrine Ōasahiko Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Ōasachō-Bandō neighborhood of the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Awa Province. 4.7 km · Shinto shrine in Naruto, Tokushima prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Casahiko_Shrine) 7. Aizen-in Temple Aizen-in is a Kōya-san Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the temple of Inner Sanctum of No.3 Konsen-ji Temple. 2.2 km · Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizen-in) 8. Tokushima Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Research Centre Tokushima Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Research Centre opened in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1995. The collection includes a dōtaku excavated in Yano, Tokushima City which has been designated an Important Cultural Property. 1 km · building in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokushima_Prefectural_Buried_Cultural_Properties_Research_Centre) 9. Kawamata Dam Kawamata-ike is a gravity dam located in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and its catchment area is 7 km2. 4.8 km · dam in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawamata-ike_Dam) 10. Tokushima College of Technology Tokushima College of Technology is a private university at Itano, Tokushima, Japan, founded in 1973. 1.5 km · private university at Itano, Tokushima, Japan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokushima_College_of_Technology) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Itano, Tokushima **Airports:** Tokushima Awaodori / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS), 13 km · Takamatsu (TAK), 42 km · Kansai (KIX), 78 km\ **Stations:** Itano Station, 400 m · Awa-Ōmiya Station, 4 km · Awa-Kawabata Station, 2 km · Bandō Station, 4.3 km\ - Takamatsu → Itano, Tokushima 43 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · ¥610–830 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/takamatsu-to-itano-tokushima) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Takamatsu&to=Itano%2C+Tokushima) - Osaka → Itano, Tokushima 113 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · ¥1,580–2,160 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-itano-tokushima) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Osaka&to=Itano%2C+Tokushima) - Okayama → Itano, Tokushima 74 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · ¥1,380–1,880 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/okayama-to-itano-tokushima) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Okayama&to=Itano%2C+Tokushima) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Itano%2C%20Tokushima) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Itano, Tokushima Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Itano, Tokushima. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Ferries run several times a day between Wakayama and Tokushima City (2 hr), and there is one boat per day to both Kitakyushu (14½ hr) and Tokyo (17½ hr). From [Wikivoyage: Tokushima (prefecture)](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tokushima_(prefecture%29), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-02. 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Around it ## Next door to Itano, Tokushima Itano, Tokushima is 43 km from [Takamatsu](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/takamatsu), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Kamiita](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kamiita) town in Itano district, Tokushima prefecture, Japan 5.9 km - [Aizumi](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aizumi) town in Itano district, Tokushima prefecture, Japan 3.6 km - [Itano district](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/itano-district) district in Tokushima prefecture, Japan 2.3 km [The place page for Itano, Tokushima](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/itano) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Japan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-JP) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/itano, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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