ACTY 21


Landmark building in Tokushima's Akita-machi district.


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1. Awa Odori Kaikan

0.36 MILES

Awa Odori Kaikan features extensive exhibits relating to the Awa-odori Matsuri and dance. The dance is performed for visitors at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm daily …

2. Bizan Ropeway

0.5 MILES

A cable car whizzes guests to the top of Mt Bizan for fine views over the city.

3. Senshūkaku-teien

0.57 MILES

Adjacent to Tokushima Castle Museum is the beautiful Senshūkaku-teien, an intimate 16th-century garden featuring rock bridges and secluded ponds.

4. Tokushima Castle Museum

0.59 MILES

You can get a glimpse into the castle's former Edo-period grandeur at Tokushima Castle Museum, which contains a model of the castle town as well as…

5. Chūō-kōen

0.64 MILES

Northeast of the train station is Tokushima's central park, Chūō-kōen, a lovely place for a stroll. You'll find the scant ruins of Tokushima-jō (Tokushima…

6. Bizan

0.72 MILES

At the foot of Bizan, the 280m-high summit at the southwestern end of Shinmachibashi-dōri, the Bizan Ropeway whizzes you to the top for fine city views. A…

7. Tokushima Prefectural Museum

2.27 MILES

Full of huge dinosaur skeletons and engaging natural-history exhibits, this prefectural museum will keep kids entertained for hours.

8. Tokushima Modern Art Museum

2.29 MILES

With a permanent collection that includes modern masters, both Japanese and Western, this surprisingly sophisticated prefectural museum houses two- and…

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