Awaodori Kaikan

Japan's Biggest Dance Party: Awaodori Experience ★ ONLY in JAPAN

The world is full of amazing street parties, music festivals and carnivals! In Japan, there's this – the AWA ODORI. It's held annually in Tokushima and it's historically -- a big drunken dance party in the streets! That's right, Samurai were even banned from joining in 1671 because they were continually disgracing themselves. (It was for their own protection.) Tokushima is known for its love of dance and drinking, the jolliest place in Japan!

And this time, that's where John is -- TOKUSHIMA!

In this episode, we'll get a glimpse at this amazing street party and a few other attractions in the area.

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About the AWAODORI:
It takes place from August 12 to 15 every year.
The parade and dancing starts at 6pm to 8pm.
After that, the people take it to the streets where impromptu dancing takes place all over. There are plenty of street food stands and izakaya in the area to keep you full and happy.

Attractions featured in this video:
★ Naruto Wirlpools
★ Otsuka Art Museum /
★ Onaruto Bridge /
★ Tokushima Ramen
★ Awa Puppet Theater /

Do you want to JOIN the AWAODORI / Awa Dance during the parade?
The group for the general public is called the NIWAKA REN
Anyone can join and dance!
Get there around 6:30pm for the start where they will teach you how to do the dance and a few chants.
Meeting point: Shimin Hiroba (Civic Square) in front of Tokushima City Hall and near the beginning of the Higashishinmachi Shopping Arcade, Shinmachibashi-dori Street

Contact information: 088-622-4010 (Tokushima City Tourism Association)

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Tokushima & the Awaodori Kaikan Building


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This show has been created and produced by John Daub ジョン・ドーブ. He's been living and working in Japan for over 18 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel.

Awa odori kaikan à Tokushima

Awa Odori Kaikan Performance

The Awa Odori Dance Festival in Tokushima on Shikoku is the largest dance festival in Japan. Held during the Obon holiday period in mid-August, the festival is said to attract nearly 1.5 million people over 3 days. If you are in Tokushima sometime other than that time of the year, you can still see a sampling of the dance at the Awa Odori Kaikan. There are several shows held and one show at 8PM in the evening every day of the year. The Awa Odori Kaikan is a 10 minute walk directly in front of the JR Tokushima station. Tickets to the performances are 500 Yen.

Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima Dance Festival, Japan)

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During one of the daily performances at the Awa Odori Kaikan in Tokushima.

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Awa Odori Kaikan. Watch and dance Awa Odori throughout year!


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About Tokushima City's Awa Odori
This Tokushima festival features folkdances performed to welcome the souls of ancestors
During the Obon season in mid August, Awa Odori are held each place in Tokushima prefecture and Tokushima City's Awa Odori is the most famous of many dance festivals held even across Japan. Awa is the former name for Tokushima Prefecture and Odori means dance.

From August 12th to15th, spectators and dancers come to Tokushima in the thousands to see this Fool's Dance whose origins date back 400 years (Edo period). This nickname comes from the lyrics to a common dance song, which translates as follows: Fools dance and fools watch, Both are fools alike so, Why not dance? .

Although some performance are takes place during the daytime, the main spectacle takes place between 18:00 and 22:30, when groups of dancers called ren perform in blocked off streets of downtown Tokushima. Ranging from amateurs gathered just days before the event, to veterans who practice year round, the ren come from Tokushima, other parts of Japan and as far away as the United States.

The groups dance through designated spectator areas (演舞場,enbujo) in a procession. They go,playing traditional musical instruments. Ren distinguish themselves with difficult variations and colorful uniforms, though the dance steps are simple. Women wear cotton robes called yukata, while men wear happi (shorter yukata over pants or shorts). Like the dance, these standards differ from group to group.

In the evening, Tokushima's city center shuts down and is turned into a large dance stage. There are seven different stage areas which are either free or paid seating. The paid stages are sure to see the professional groups, while the former will have more casual dancers as well. Typical festival flourish, such as food and game stalls, as well as more dancing, are held outside of the stage areas.

Visitors planning to see Awa Odori may have difficulty securing one of Tokushima City's hotels, as hotels are booked out months in advance. Many spectators have to stay some other place; options include nearby Naruto (40 minutes by train), Takamatsu (1 hour by train), or even Osaka (2.5 hours by car).

Tickets for the four reserved stage areas can be bought in advance or on the day. The tickets range between 800 and 2100 yen for a two hour block of performances (first block from 18:00 - 20:00 or second block from 20:30 - 22:30). The tickets can be purchased at convenience stores nationwide. Same day tickets are also sold by the tourist information center in front of Tokushima Station (10:00- 20:30) and outside each of the reserved stage (17:00 - 21:30) on festival nights.

Awa Odori museum is, Awa Odori Kaika
For visitors to Tokushima who miss the festival, the Awa Odori hall(Awa Odori Kaikan) offers you experience in watching Awa Odori demonstrations which are. held several times a day. In addition, the lower station of the ropeway leading up to Mount Bizan is located in the Awa Odori Kaikan building.

Access Information
Via train
From Tokyo or Osaka, board the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama. In Okayama, a switch to a rapid train is required to continue onto Takamatsu. From Takamatsu, both local and limited express trains complete the trip to Tokushima.

From Tokyo, the one-way journey takes about 6-7 hours with a cost of 19,000yen. From Osaka, the one- way cost is around 10,500 yen and the trip duration is about four hours. The journeys are fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, but pass holders have to use Hikari or Sakura rather than Nozomi or Mizuho trains along the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen.

Via bus

From Tokyo:
Direct night buses from Tokyo to Tokushima depart from Shinagawa bus terminal at Shinagawa Station. The bus is jointly operated by Tokushima Bus and Keikyu Bus. A one way journey costs 11,500 yen and takes almost 10 hours.

From Osaka:
Two or more highway buses per hour depart from Osaka (OCAT bus terminal and Nankai bus terminal in Namba and JR Highway Bus and Hankyu Sanbancho bus terminals close to Osaka Station) to Tokushima Station. The one way journey costs 3,700 yen and takes about 2.5 hours.

Via air

Both JAL and ANA operate out of Tokushima Airport. JAL flies from Tokushima to Fukuoka, Sapporo and Tokyo's Haneda Airport, while ANA connects Tokushima with Nagoya's Chubu Airport. The regular one way fare on the Tokyo route is around 35,000 yen. Although discount tickets usually available for around 10,000 to 20,000 yen, most discounts are not available during the Awa Odori.

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Awaodori is the largest and the most famous bon festival dance in Japan, attracting more then 1.3 million visitors from August 12 to 15 every year.
Awa is the old name of Tokushima Prefecture, and odori means dance.　Every night , groups of dancers dressed in yukata, or light cotton kimono , dance around in the town to the theme song called Yoshikono accompanied by three stringed shamisen , flutes, drums and bells.

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Mount Bizan has been loved by the people of Tokushima since long ago. It is popular as a place with the best night view in Shikoku, and the view from the peak is superb.


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Zuigan-ji Temple


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The Shikoku Pilgrimage


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Otsuka Museum of Art


The Naruto Whirlpools


Naruto Park


Onokorojima Shrine


Okuiya Double Kazura Bridge




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