Every August, the Awa Odori festival transforms the city. A million spectators watch dancers fill the streets. The rest of the year, the Iya Valley's vine bridges and indigo-dyed rivers draw adventurers to some of Japan's wildest terrain.
What Tokushima is known for
Top-rated in Tokushima
Tokushima Ai-zome Street Workshop
4.7craft
Quick drop-in indigo shibori dyeing on Tokushima's historic indigo street, no reservation needed.
Cafe Limone
4.7cafe
Cozy cafe offering sudachi citrus drinks and light pasta meals.
Buaisou Indigo Studio
4.8craft
Young artisan collective growing and fermenting their own indigo for immersive seed-to-dye workshops.
Nagao Orifu
4.8culture
Tokushima shibori workshop, tie, bind, and dip fabric in natural ai-zome indigo, then take it home.
Hyotanjima Cruise
4.5nature
Tokushima is nicknamed “The City of Water.” This scenic cruise, which lasts about thirty minutes, ferries visitors along the waterways and under the bridges that characterize the capital.
Awa Jurobe Yashiki Puppet Theater
4.4theater
Daily 400-year-old puppet theater performances with three-person figure manipulation.
Taki no Yakimochi (Grilled Rice Cakes)
4.5cafe
These traditional treats have been in production for more than 400 years.
Mt. Takamaru
4.4nature
Mt. Takamaru (1,438 m) holds an untouched sanctuary of Japanese beech trees that stands in contrast with the surrounding planted Japanese cedar forests and is perfect for hiking.