Tokushima
Travel plans
The Yoshino Valley: Wakimachi's Udatsu Town & Awa Washi Paper — 2 Days
The udatsu merchant townscape, the Yoshida indigo house, the Odeon-za playhouse and a night in a machiya inn on day one, then the Awa earth pillars and hand-papermaking at Awagami on day two — two cultural days in the Yoshino River valley
Tokushima's Pacific Coast: Hiwasa, Sea Turtles & the Surf Towns — 2 Days
The hilltop pilgrim temple of Yakuoji, the sea-turtle museum and the loggerhead nesting beach at Hiwasa on day one, then the car-free heritage island off Mugi and a surf lesson on the warm southern coast on day two — two family days on Tokushima's Pacific shore
The Iya Valley: Vine Bridges, the Oboke Gorge & Mt Tsurugi — 2 Days
The Oboke gorge boat, the Peeing Boy statue, the Iya vine bridge and a cable-car onsen on day one, then the double vine bridges, Mt Tsurugi, the scarecrow village and the steep hamlet of Ochiai on day two — two days in the wild Iya Valley
Naruto: The Great Whirlpools & the Otsuka Museum of Art — 2 Days
The Otsuka ceramic-masterpiece museum, the headland view, the glass-floored Uzunomichi walkway and a whirlpool boat on day one, then Temple 1 of the pilgrimage and the German Bridge of Oasahiko Shrine on day two — two days of sea and art in Naruto
First-Time Tokushima: Awa Odori, Mt Bizan & the Indigo Country — 2 Days
The castle ruins and garden, Tokushima ramen and an Awa Odori dance show under Mt Bizan on day one, then the Awa puppet theatre and the indigo-dyeing country on day two — a first-timer's two days in the capital of Shikoku's eastern prefecture
Tokushima travel guides
Hiwasa, Sea Turtles & Tokushima's Surf Coast: 2026 Guide
The Iya Valley & Oboke Gorge: A 2026 Guide
Naruto Whirlpools & the Otsuka Museum: A 2026 Guide
Tokushima City, Awa Odori & Indigo: A 2026 Guide
