Tokushima
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Electric Scooters May Help Tourists Get Around ‘Water City’
TOKUSHIMA — Known as the “water city” due to the municipality having over 100 rivers, Tokushima i...
October 13, 2024
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General NewsAwa Odori Dance Festival Opens amid Earthquake Concern; Performance Venues Prepare Shelters, Post Maps for Audience Members
TOKUSHIMA — The annual dance event known as the Awa Odori Festival opened in Tokushima on Sunday ...
August 12, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Construction of Cycling Road Has Begun on Onaruto Bridge; Will Use Space Once Meant For Shikoku Shinkansen
NARUTO, Tokushima — Construction has begun on a cycling road on the 1.6-kilometer-long Onaruto Br...
August 10, 2024
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Japan In FocusWooden Train Stations in Shikoku Face Demolition; Maintenance Too Costly amid Decreasing Ridership
TOKUSHIMA/KOCHI — Shikoku Railway Co. (JR Shikoku), which has been suffering a long slump in busi...
July 20, 2024
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Tanuki-themed Train Station Welcomes Visitors; Locals Band Together for Revitalization Efforts
MIYOSHI, Tokushima — A sightseeing train that runs along the Yoshino River through the mountains ...
April 6, 2024
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Travel SpotsLarge Whirlpools in Naruto Strait Swell with Approach of Spring
Large whirlpools are seen in the Naruto Strait off Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, on Friday. With ...
March 9, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Mandala of Light Created with Helping Hands of Online Worshippers
ANAN, Tokushima — A giant mandala 6 meters high and 12 meters wide has been created by the Byodoj...
March 2, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Japanese Glass Eel Fishing Season Reaches Peak; Lights of Fishing Boats Create a Stunning View
TOKUSHIMA — Fishing season for Japanese glass eel — juvenile eel — is reaching its peak at the mouth...
February 18, 2024
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Foreign Tourists Fascinated with Awa Indigo Blue
AIZUMI, Tokushima — The chance to experience indigo tie-dyeing is attracting tourists to Tokushima P...
January 27, 2024
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Prototype of Peeing Boy Statue Donated
MIYOSHI, Tokushima — The Peeing Boy Statue, a tourist attraction standing on a 200-meter-high cliff ...
December 23, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Noisy Offerings Ring Out at Temple
MINAMI, Tokushima — A unique event in which people throw handfuls of ¥1 coins at a large board as lo...
December 2, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Puppet Theater Releases Metamorphosing Paper Craft
TOKUSHIMA — Tokushima Prefectural Awa Jurobe Yashiki, a puppet theater and museum where the traditio...
October 21, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokushima: You Too Can Be a Character in An Art Masterpiece
NARUTO, Tokushima — A popular attraction at the Otsuka Museum of Art allows visitors to dress up as ...
August 19, 2023
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Travel SpotsAwa Odori Festival Back in Step with ¥200,000 Premium Seats for Tourists
The Awa Odori dance festival, one of the most popular summer festivals in Japan, kicked off Saturday...
August 13, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Capsule Toy Figurines of Monk Kukai Delight Shikoku Pilgrims
KAMIITA, Tokushima — Figurines of the monk Kukai (774-835), also known as Kobo Daishi, are enjoying ...
July 8, 2023
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1,400 wind chimes sing wishes in Tokushima temple precinct
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Tokushima: British Man to Open Guesthouse in Nostalgic Port Village in Tokushima; Tebajima Island Has Charms of Quaint Fishing Village
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Wooden Train Stations in Shikoku Face Demolition; Maintenance Too Costly amid Decreasing Ridership
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Tokushima’s Assistant Dog Users Share Stories of Rejection in Call for Change; Public Understanding Still Lacking
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Tokushima: Athletes Compete at Japan’s 1st Official Obstacle Course; Sport to Become Official Event at 2028 L.A. Olympics