Tokushima

Worth seeing in and around 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. 01
   Tokushima Castle

   Tokushima Castle was an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1957.

   1.1 km · Japanese castle in Tokushima, Tokushima prefecture · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Tokushima Prefectural Museum

   Tokushima Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Tokushima, Japan, dedicated to the nature, archaeology, history, folklore, and art of Tokushima Prefecture. It first opened in 1959 and reopened in new premises in 1990.

   3.7 km · museum in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mount Bizan

   Mount Bizan is a mountain in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture. The mountain's name is written with the characters for eyebrow and mountain.

   3.1 km · mountain in Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ichinomiya Castle

   Ichinomiya Castle is a mountaintop castle in Tokushima, Japan.

   8.8 km · building in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Jouraku-ji Temple

   Joraku-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 14 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

   7.1 km · Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 14 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kannon-ji Temple

   Kannon-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple # 16 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

   7 km · Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 16 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Awa Odori Kaikan

   The Awa Odori Hall is a museum in the city of Tokushima where visitors can learn about Awa Odori, watch displays of the dance and sample local products. It is located at the base of the 280m-high Mount Bizan.

   600 m · museum in Tokushima, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Ichinomiya Shrine

   Ichinomiya Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Awa Province.

   8.7 km · Shinto shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Dainichi-ji Temple

   Dainichi-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokushima. It is the 13th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage.

   8.6 km · Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 13 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Ido-ji Temple

    Ido-ji is a temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple # 17 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage.

    6.3 km · Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 17 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage · Wikipedia

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.

What Wikivoyage says to see

The 88 Temple Pilgrimage passes through Tokushima, with temples 14 through 17 — Jōrakuji (常楽寺), Kokubunji (国分寺), Kan'onji (観音寺) and Idoji (井戸寺) — all located within city limits. Ryōzenji (霊山寺), the starting point of the pilgrimage, is just north of Tokushima in the city of Naruto.

1. 01
   Awa Odori Kaikan

   An interesting museum devoted to the Awa Odori Festival.

2. 02
   Tokushima Castle

   A brisk uphill walk from Chuo Park, behind the station, takes you to the castle ruins and a view over the city.

3. 03
   Awa Jurobe Yashiki
4. 04
   House of Indigo
5. 05
   Tokushima Modern Art Museum
6. 06
   Tokushima Prefectural Museum

From Wikivoyage: Tokushima, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

The Awa Odori (阿波おどり) festival, held August 12-15 annually, is by far Tokushima's largest claim to fame. With a history of over 400 years, people dance in the streets according to the complex choreography. As the proverb says, "The dancing fool and the watching fool are both fools, so why not dance!"

1. 01
   Mount Bizan

   This mountain has 1500 cherry blossom trees, making it an impressive sight at blossom time.

2. 02
   Tokushima Chuo Park

From Wikivoyage: Tokushima, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Tokushima is famous for its wonderful strawberries and sudachi, a small round green citrus fruit with a lime-like flavour. In the summer, sugata sushi is available, wherein a whole small fish is stuffed with sushi rice. Another popular local treat is narutokintoki, a kind of sweet potato.

1. 01
   Inotani

   This shop represents Tokushima ramen (pork, seafood, lots of vegetables) at the prestigious Ramen Museum in Yokohama.

From Wikivoyage: Tokushima, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Tokushima

Airports

Tokushima Awaodori / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS), 9 km · Takamatsu (TAK), 52 km · Kansai (KIX), 75 km

Stations

Tokushima Awaodori Airport, 9 km · Tokushima Station, 900 m · Chūden Station, 6.5 km · Ikenotani Station, 9.8 km · Ishii Station, 9.8 km

• Takamatsu → Tokushima

  56 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · ¥760–1,040
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• Osaka → Tokushima

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · ¥1,610–2,190
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• Kobe → Tokushima

  90 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · ¥1,210–1,650
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No local-transport research exists yet for 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 Tokushima. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Tokushima – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.