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Culture in Tokushima

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Awa Odori

Awa Odori

David Cooper

Awa Odori is the name of Tokushima's very own street dancing festival, a joyful spectacle and a must-see for visitors to this...

Tokushima
Oasahiko Jinja 8

Oasahiko Jinja

C. Rio

Legend has it that in the era of Emperor Jimmu, Ame-no-Tomi-no-Mikoto came to the Awa region (an ancient region that encompas...

Tokushima
Kakurinji 7

Kakurinji

C. Rio

Temple twenty in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Crane Forest Temple

Tokushima
Idoji 7

Idoji

C. Rio

Temple seventeen in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Well Temple

Tokushima
Konsenji 8

Konsenji

C. Rio

Kosenji is the third temple in the Ohenro 88 temple pilgrimage around Shikoku. It is located in the small town of Itano, in t...

Tokushima
Anrakuji 8

Anrakuji

C. Rio

Temple six in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Everlasting Joy. Originally founded by Kōbō Daishi...

Tokushima