2026 Tokushima City Awa Odori 1-Day Immersive Course
A 1-day course focused on savoring Tokushima, the prefectural capital, featuring the first day of the "Tokushima City Awa Odori" (August 11, 2026), which boasts 400 years of history and is known as Japan's largest-scale bon dance festival. In the daytime, stroll through Tokushima Central Park spread across the castle ruins, take preparatory lessons at the Awa Odori Kaikan, enjoy a panoramic city view from the Maiyama Ropeway, and board a tour boat around Hyotan Island on the Shinmachi River. After an early dinner at Higashi-Shinmachi Shopping Street, from 6 p.m. onwards, authentic dance groups put on their dynamic Awa Odori performances at venues throughout the city, including the Aibahama Performance Stage, until 10 p.m., setting the city ablaze with excitement. A greedy course that condenses history, views, waterside beauty, and authentic dance into a single day.
Schedule
Stroll through the castle ruins park with stone walls and gardens of Tokushima Castle
Learn the history of Awa Odori and prepare for evening with live group performances
Take the ropeway to the mountain peak and enjoy panoramic views of Tokushima city and the Yoshino River
Cruise around Hyotan Island, a unique experience of Tokushima, the city of water
Have an early dinner at the arcade shopping street and prepare for the Awa Odori main event
Experience authentic Awa Odori with 400 years of history, where dance groups dance the night away
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