Awa Odori, the Naruto Whirlpools and Iya’s Kazurabashi: walking Tokushima’s festivals and hidden valleys

About Tokushima

Tokushima is in eastern Shikoku with Tokushima City as its capital, internationally known for Awa Odori dance and the Naruto whirlpools.

Main walking areas in Tokushima

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Tokushima City (Mt. Bizan, Shinmachigawa Mizugiwa Park)
• Naruto (Naruto Park, Onaruto Bridge)
• Iya (Kazurabashi vine bridge)

Tokushima trivia

Awa Odori, held in Tokushima City every August, is one of Japan’s three great Bon dances and draws around 1.3 million spectators.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Tokushima

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=tokushima for the Tokushima list.