Awa Dance Festival
- 阿波おどり
- Tokushima
The summer festival of Tokushima is performed for four days between August 12th and the 15th every year and has been going on for 400 years. During the festival, the musical with the Awa Odori dance is echoed all over the town and the bodies and souls of dancers and visitors bounce to the rhythm of traditional ”zomeki”.
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Address
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Entry fee
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Opening Hours
13:30 - , 16:00 -
*Approx. 70 minutes each
Awa-odori dance experience
18:30 - , 20:30 -
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Closed
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Website
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Best Season
Aug.
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Point
A festival eve event is held on the day before the parade. During the event, you can experience the Awa-odori dance.
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Nearest Station/IC Access
Get off at JR "Tokushima station".
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