For a 5-hour call · Tokushima

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. Timed from the gangway and back.

3 hr door to door7 stopsNeeds a 5-hour call

Open the route in Google Maps, in 2 parts

Photo: Ann Lee / CC BY-SA 2.0

Door to door

3 hr

From the gangway and back

Best for

A 5-hour call or longer

Room to spare

None

What it costs

about ¥11,300

Booking

None found

Check each place’s own page before you sail

Best for: 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
Room to spare: 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.
What it costs: 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.

Checked 15 November 2026 · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

Open in Google Maps, in 2 parts

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

+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
+0:30
Awa Odori Museum, 3F
9:00–17:00, last entry 16:45, adult ¥500
Directions from the ship (train or bus)
+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
What you will see here
Photo: Ann Lee / CC BY-SA 2.0
+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
What you will see here
Photo: 新幹線 / CC BY-SA 4.0
+2:20
Arudeyo Tokushima shop, 1F: sudachi, Naruto Kintoki sweets, indigo
9:00–20:00
What you will see here
+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
+3:10
Back at the gangway

The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.

Other routes

The other routes in Tokushima

Tokushima city: Bizan, the Awa Odori show, ramen and the castle gardenNeeds an 8-hour call · ~6hCalls of 8 hours or more on any day but Monday, when the Castle Museum is closed. Times assume 08:30 off the ship

Naruto: the whirlpool boat, Uzu-no-Michi and the Otsuka MuseumNeeds a 9-hour call · ~7hCalls of 9 hours or more on a Tuesday to Sunday. Not on a Monday (museum closed). Times assume 08:30 off the ship

The Otsuka Museum, then the Awa Odori showA wet day · ~7hA wet day on any call of 9 hours or more except Mondays. Everything is indoors except the taxi stops

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