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Tokushima

19 places to visit, with what each one is and notes on getting there.

Planning a trip to Tokushima

How the spots group

At Naruto, the Uzu no Michi walkway is 0.3 km from the Naruto Whirlpools spot in a straight line; also in Naruto, the Naruto German House is 0.6 km from Ryōzen-ji and 0.8 km from Ōasahiko Shrine. In the city of Tokushima, the Awa Odori Kaikan is 0.8 km from the Mt. Bizan ropeway and 1.1 km from Tokushima Central Park. In Minami, the Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta is 1.3 km from Yakuo-ji. The Iya Valley Vine Bridge in Miyoshi and the Oboke Koboke Gorge cruise are 85 to 91 km from the whirlpools.

Where to start

The checked route to the Naruto Whirlpools takes a local bus from JR Tokushima Station or JR Naruto Station to Naruto Kōen, near Uzu-no-michi. Other pages name the nearest station: Tokushima on the Kōtoku Line for the Awa Odori Kaikan and the Mt. Bizan ropeway, Bandō for Ryōzen-ji and the Naruto German House, Kitagawachi on the Mugi Line for the Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta, Hiwasa for Yakuo-ji, and Ōboke on the Dosan Line for the Oboke Koboke Gorge cruise.

Seasons and closures

In late autumn and winter a “Daruma sunrise”, with the sun shaped like the letter Ω, sometimes appears at Cape Kamoda. Ōasahiko Shrine holds its main festival on 1 November. The boat season at the Oboke Koboke Gorge cruise has not been checked.

Written by us from the spot pages on this site. Distances are straight lines; check each spot’s page for hours and routes before you go.

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