Recommended for your first trip to Tokushima!　Tokushima City Model Course

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  Awa Odori Kaikan (Awa Odori Festival Hall)

  Located in the center of Tokushima City, this facility allows visitors to enjoy Awa Odori dance demonstrations throughout the year. The building is marked by its unique inverted trapezoidal exterior, which is inspired by the lanterns of the Awa Odori dance.In addition to the Awa Odori dance demonstration, there is also a museum where visitors can learn about the history of Awa Odori dance, the foot station of the Bizan ropeway, and a souvenir shop. This is a must-visit spot for your first trip to Tokushima.

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  Tokushima Shinsen Nattoku Ichi (Tokushima Fresh Market)

  In addition to fresh seafood from Tokushima, this food theme park offers Tokushima brand meat such as Awa-odori chicken and Awa Kuro-gyu beef. Visitors can also enjoy a produce market with fruits and vegetables directly from the production area, a barbecue corner, fishing, and sea kayaking.

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  Awa Jurobei Yashiki

  This is the site of the Edo period residence of Bando Jurobei, the model for the puppet play "Keisei Awa no Naruto".Awa Ningyo Joruri, a nationally important intangible folk cultural asset, is performed daily.The 30-minute viewing time is a breathtaking experience, with the Gidayu shamisen supporting the storytelling with a variety of tones, and the emotional puppets manipulated by three puppeteers. In a quaint mansion nestled in a residential area, the rich tradition of Japanese performing arts that flourished during the Edo period as a result of the indigo trade is still alive today.