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Our guide
The Awa no Dochū, or Earth Pillars of Awa, are hoodoos of sandstone and gravel in the city of Awa, Tokushima. They lie within Dochū-Kōtsu Prefectural Natural Park and are a designated Natural Monument of Japan.
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Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Awano-dochu Hatougatake — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Awanodochu-atnight-2009 — Nesnad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Awa no dotyuu 20220822 1 — Araiyasushige · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Dochū-Kōtsu Prefectural Natural Park 土柱高越県立自然公園 — ＋－ at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Awanodochu-daytime-2009 — Nesnad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 阿波の土柱 - panoramio — nor.ed · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 阿波の土柱 - panoramio (1) — ball banban · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Dotyu20220820 1 — Dokudami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Awa no dotyuu — Araiyasushige · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Adotyu 20250828 1 — Araiyasushige · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Awa-no-dochū (阿波の土柱｜Earth Pillars of Awa, also referred to as the Awa Sand Pillars or Awa no Douban), is a formation of sandstone and gravel hoodoos located in the city Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The formation is located with Dochū-Kōtsu Prefectural Natural Park. The formation is designated as a natural treasure of Japan.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Landmark
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