How long are you ashore in Tokushima?

For a 5-hour call or longer · 3 hr door to door

The Awa Odori show and the Bizan Ropeway

Any call: one building, open every day except the 2nd Wednesday of Feb, Jun, Sep and Dec. Time your exit so you reach the Kaikan before an 11:00, 14:00, 15:00 or 16:00 show

Fits a 5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi from the wharf to the Awa Odori Kaikan (Akaishi 16.5 km, about 25 min; Kanaiso 13.8 km, about 20 min — our estimates)

   A taxi stand at the wharf is not confirmed: ask at the gangway, or take the ship’s shuttle if it goes into the city. On an 08:00 arrival, leave the ship about 10:00 for the 11:00 show

2. +0:30
   Awa Odori Museum, 3F

   9:00–17:00, last entry 16:45, adult ¥500

3. +1:00
   Awa Odori show by Awa no Kaze, 40 min

   11:00, 14:00, 15:00 or 16:00; adult ¥1,300. The last part is a try-it corner on the floor

4. +1:40
   Bizan Ropeway from 5F, about 6 min up; 20 min at the summit

   Return ¥1,500. Nov–Mar 9:00–17:30 (weekends and holidays to 19:30 in Nov–Dec); Apr–Oct 9:00–21:00

5. +2:20
   Arudeyo Tokushima shop, 1F: sudachi, Naruto Kintoki sweets, indigo

   9:00–20:00

6. +2:40
   Taxi back to the wharf (about 25 min from the Kaikan to Akaishi, our estimate)

   Ask the shop desk to call a taxi; a rank at the Kaikan is not confirmed

7. +3:10
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Missed the show time? The museum and the ropeway fill the wait until the next one (11:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00). If your ship runs a shuttle to JR Tokushima Station, the Kaikan is about 15 min on foot from there.

Transport spend: taxi both ways, about ¥11,300 for the car from Akaishi (about ¥9,500 from Kanaiso), our estimate. Show ¥1,300, museum ¥500, ropeway ¥1,500 return. Full route, map and photos

For an 8-hour call or longer · 6 hr door to door

Tokushima city: Bizan, the Awa Odori show, ramen and the castle garden

Calls of 8 hours or more on any day but Monday, when the Castle Museum is closed. Times assume 08:30 off the ship

Fits an 8-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to the Awa Odori Kaikan (about 25 min from Akaishi, our estimate)

   Or the ship’s shuttle into the city, if it runs

2. +0:30
   Bizan Ropeway up at 9:00, the view, and down

   About 6 min each way, ¥1,500 return

3. +1:20
   Awa Odori Museum, 3F

   ¥500, 9:00–17:00

4. +2:30
   The 11:00 Awa Odori show, 40 min

   ¥1,300

5. +3:10
   Walk 9 min to Ramen Toudai Odo Honten for Tokushima ramen

   Open every day from 11:00

6. +4:10
   Walk to the Tokushima Castle Museum (1.6 km, about 25 min, our estimate)
7. +4:35
   Castle Museum and the former Omote-goten garden

   9:30–17:00, last entry 16:30; closed Mondays

8. +5:25
   Walk 9 min to JR Tokushima Station; taxi back (17.1 km, about 25 min to Akaishi, our estimate)

   About ¥5,850

9. +6:00
   Back at the gangway

Running late? A Monday? Swap the Castle Museum for the 14:00 show and the shop, and go back earlier. Running late after lunch? Skip the castle and take a taxi from the ramen shop: the wharf is about 25 min away.

Transport spend: taxi out and back, about ¥11,500 for the car from Akaishi, our estimate. Ropeway ¥1,500, show ¥1,300, Castle Museum ¥300 (¥500 during special exhibitions). Full route, map and photos

For a 9-hour call or longer · 7 hr door to door

Naruto: the whirlpool boat, Uzu-no-Michi and the Otsuka Museum

Calls of 9 hours or more on a Tuesday to Sunday. Not on a Monday (museum closed). Times assume 08:30 off the ship

Fits a 9-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to Naruto Kanko Kisen at Kameura (40.3 km, about 45 min free-flow, allow an hour — our estimate)

   No taxi stand at the wharf is confirmed: book a taxi or a hired car before the call, or take the ship’s Naruto tour

2. +1:10
   Wonder Naruto, 30 min round the whirlpools

   Every 40 min from 9:00 (9:40, 10:20 and so on), no booking, ¥2,000; not running 14–22 Jan 2027. Check the boat company’s tide table: the best time is within about 1.5 h of the fastest current, so swap the order if it falls in the afternoon

3. +1:50
   To Uzu-no-Michi: 6.3 km by road, about 7 min by taxi, or 2.7 km and about 40 min on foot (our estimates)

   A taxi rank at the pier is not confirmed; ask the boat office to call one

4. +2:30
   Uzu-no-Michi, the glass-floor walkway inside the Onaruto Bridge

   ¥510, or ¥900 with the bridge museum Eddy next door. Oct–Feb 9:00–17:00, Mar–Sep 9:00–18:00

5. +3:20
   Walk 7 min to the Otsuka Museum of Art (our estimate)
6. +3:30
   Otsuka Museum: the Sistine Chapel hall first, lunch inside

   9:30–17:00, tickets to 16:00, ¥3,300. Restaurant Garden (1F) and two cafés; their hours are not confirmed

7. +6:00
   Taxi back from the museum to Akaishi (39.2 km, about 40 min free-flow, allow an hour)

   Ask the museum desk to call the taxi 20 min ahead

8. +7:00
   Back at the gangway

   For an 08:00–17:00 call that is 15:30, an hour before a 16:30 all-aboard

Running late? Drop the walkway or cut the museum to the Sistine hall and the main floor. On a Monday the museum is closed: do the boat and Uzu-no-Michi (closed the 2nd Monday of Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, and 14–16 Dec 2026) and come back to the city for the Awa Odori show.

Transport spend: taxi about ¥13,350 out and ¥12,950 back from Akaishi, our estimates; from Okinosu about ¥9,550 and ¥9,150. Boat ¥2,000, Uzu-no-Michi ¥510, Otsuka ¥3,300. Full route, map and photos

Rainy day · 7 hr door to door

The Otsuka Museum, then the Awa Odori show

A wet day on any call of 9 hours or more except Mondays. Everything is indoors except the taxi stops

Fits a 9-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to the Otsuka Museum of Art (39.2 km, about 40 min free-flow, allow an hour)

   Opens 9:30

2. +1:00
   Otsuka Museum, with lunch inside

   ¥3,300; tickets sold until 16:00

3. +4:00
   Taxi to the Awa Odori Kaikan (24.5 km, about 25 min free-flow, our estimate)

   About ¥8,250

4. +4:30
   Awa Odori Museum, 3F, then the 14:00 show

   Museum ¥500; show 40 min, ¥1,300

5. +6:10
   Arudeyo Tokushima shop, 1F

   9:00–20:00

6. +6:30
   Taxi back to Akaishi (about 25 min, our estimate)
7. +7:00
   Back at the gangway

Running late? A Monday, when the museum is closed: spend the morning at the Kaikan (museum from 9:00, show at 11:00) and ride the ropeway in its closed gondola; only the summit is outdoors.

Transport spend: taxi Akaishi → Otsuka about ¥12,950, Otsuka → Awa Odori Kaikan about ¥8,250, Kaikan → Akaishi about ¥5,650, our estimates. Otsuka ¥3,300, show ¥1,300, museum ¥500. Full route, map and photos