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Our guide
Mount Bizan, in the city of Tokushima, is written with the characters for “eyebrow” and “mountain”, because from every direction its outline is said to look like an eyebrow. It is regarded as the symbol of the city, and its name turns up in the school songs of many of Tokushima's schools.
Tokushima Station is about 1.5 km from the point this page is mapped to, in a straight line. Awa Odori Kaikan is about 0.8 km away and Tokushima Central Park about 1.8 km. We have not checked how to get up the mountain, times or fares, so check local information before you go.
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
- Mount Bizan from Shimmachi River 20200607 — 新幹線 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Bizan Park 20200405 — 新幹線 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tokushima City View from the Top of Bizan 20200405 — 新幹線 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Awa Odori Hall and Mount Bizan — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 071006 Bizan Ropeway Tokushima Japan01bs7 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Bizan Tokushima01s3872 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- View of Tokushima from Bizan May 5, 2011 — ume-y · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Bizan Tokushima05s5 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
What this place is
Mount Bizan (眉山, Bizan) is a mountain in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture. The mountain's name is written with the characters for eyebrow and mountain. Bizan is said to have earned this name because the mountain resembles the contures of an eyebrow from all directions. Regarded as a symbol of Tokushima City, the name Mount Bizan appears in many school songs in the city district, such as the Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School, Tokushima Municipal High School and many more.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-05 · 阿波おどり会館｜いつでも楽しめる阿波おどり｜徳島市
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What to expect at this type of place: Mountain
Nearby station
Nearby station: Tokushima (Kōtoku Line), about 1.5 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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