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• Otsuka Museum of Art

  3.5

  7 Reviews

  Tokushima Pref. Narutoshi Narutochoutosadomariura Fukuike 65-1

  Located in Naruto Town, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, this art museum has the largest permanent exhibition space in Japan. The exhibits consist of more than 1,000 Western paintings reproduced in full scale on ceramic panels. Visitors can appreciate masterpieces from all over the world such as Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, Edvard Munch’s The Scream and Picasso’s Guernica. The viewing route through the museum is about four kilometers long. There is also a museum shop and a restaurant where visitors can enjoy meals while looking out over the garden.

• Iya-no-Kazurabashi Bridge

  4.0

  622 Reviews

  Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Nishiyayamamurazentoku 162-2

  Designated as an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property of the country, the 45 meter long and two meter wide suspension bridge crosses the clear running waters of the Iya River at a height of 14 meters above the water’s surface. The bridge is made of hardy kiwi vines that grow wild in the cold mountains and are replaced once every three years. Various views exist as to why the bridge was originally built, one of which says that it was constructed by fugitives of the Taira clan who, in order to prevent attackers getting close, built it out of vines so they could quickly cut it down. Another probable story says that it was made by the saint, Kobo Daishi, who used to roam the valleys of Iya, in order to help stricken villagers.

• Naruto Park

  Tokushima Pref. Narutoshi Narutochoutosadomariura Fukuike

  Naruto Park sits next to the Naruto Strait, famous for its whirlpool, and the Onaruto Bridge. There are many scenic spots and places of interest here including a promenade called Uzunomichi (the road of whirlpools), the observation deck Esukahiru Naruto, and the Onaruto Bridge Crossing Memorial Hall, making it a park often visited by tourists.

• Uzonomichi Promenade (Tokushima Prefecture)

  Tokushima Prefecture Naruto City Naruto-cho (in Naruto Park)

  Uzunomichi Promenade is located around 60 minutes by bus from JR Tokushima Station. The promenade extends out over the sea, under the Ohnaruto Bridge, for 450 meters. Opened in 2000, this is one of Tokushima’s best known tourist attractions. Glass-floored sections have been installed at four locations along the Promenade, so that visitors can view the strong tides　and roaring whirlpools in the sea below. The observation gallery at the far end of the Promenade makes use of the space provided by one of the Bridge girders to enable visitors to walk right round and get a 360-degree view; visitors can experience the impressive whirlpools from a spot 45 meters above the water.

• Binbiya

  4.0

  126 Reviews

  Tokushima Pref. Narutoshi Kitanadachouawata Hashky Valley 20-2

  Binbiya is a restaurant located on the Awa Highway (National Route 11) in Kitanada Town, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, situated in a beautiful location facing the Seto Inland Sea. In the Tokushima dialect, “binbi” means fish. Using freshly caught local fish every day, Binbiya offers a variety of food on the menu such as sashimi, tempura, boiled fish, kamameshi (rice, meat and vegetables served in a small pot), and curry, etc. The restaurant’s omakase (today’s special) set meal is a popular meal of sashimi, tempura, and another food of the day, served with a bowl of rice and miso soup with seaweed from the Seto Inland Sea. People can often be found queuing to get into this popular restaurant.

• Asutamu Land Tokushima

  4.5

  58 Reviews

  Tokushima Pref. Itanogunitanochou Natou Kiviga Valley 45-22

  Asutamu Land Tokushima is a vast prefectural park located in the nature-rich hills of the Kibiga Valley. There are lots of things for visitors to do such as the Children’s Science Center where children can learn about science through play and hands-on activities, the Experience Studio where parents and children can have a go at some experiments and enjoy making things, and there is the Yoshino River Meguri water ride inspired by the natural scenery of Tokushima, etc. It’s a great day out for the whole family.

• Oboke and Koboke

  Tokushima Pref. Miyoshishi Yamashirochoushigezane - First name

  Oboke and Koboke are great valleys created by the erosion of the Yoshino River running through the Shikoku Mountains. The strangely shaped rocks chiseled over time, the lush green forest and natural beauty of the clear stream meandering along the valley floor are sights to behold. The valleys were designated a National Natural Monument in 2014. Activities such as boat trips and rafting, as well as sightseeing train tours and sightseeing buses are also recommended things to do here.

• Awaodorikaikan

  4.0

  336 Reviews

  Tokushima Pref. Tokushimashi Shinmachibashi 2-20

• Tokushima Modern Art Museum

  Tokushima Pref. Tokushimashi Hachimanchou Mukouterayama Cultural forest in the general park

  The Tokushima Modern Art Museum is located within Bunka-no-mori Park. Besides artworks connected with Tokushima, the Museum also has impressive collections and displays of paintings, sculptures etc. from other countries. Facilities include a museum shop, restaurant, and reference room, etc. The Museum is located approximately 25 minutes by bus from Tokushima Station.