Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Around Hiwasa Area

  • Hiwasa Sea Turtle Museum Caretta
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    4.0
    54 Reviews
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunminamichou Hiwasaura 370-4
    "This museum with its focus on sea turtles is one of only a handful worldwide. ""Caretta"" is another name for loggerhead turtles. The museum explains sea turtle ecology through fossils and panel displays. Recently hatched baby sea turtles are on display in their own special tank, and you can see rare sea turtle varieties in the facility's Large Turtle Pool and the Floating Sea Turtle Hall. On holidays they hold special programs that let you feed the turtles and get close to the hatchlings. "

    This amazing museum is named after the scientific term for loggerhead sea turtles. Every year between May and August, loggerhead turtles come to lay eggs in the sand of Ohama beach, which is just a...

  • Anan Science Center
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Nakagawacho Kamifukui Minami Kawafuchi 8-1
    "Located along Prefectural Route 279, the science museum was established under the concept of ""a science facility for elementary and junior high school science classes,"" and consists of two facilities: the ""Experience Hall"" and the ""Astronomy Hall. On Saturdays and Sundays, the museum also hosts an astronomical viewing party (reservations required)."

    阿南市にある科学センターに訪問です。 体験館と訪問館があります。 おもしろ科学センターなど子供が好きそうな スポットだと思います!

  • Kaanapali
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunkaiyouchou Shishikuiura Matsubara 97-10
    Kaanapali is a dive center just a five-minute walk from Shishikui Station in Tokushima Prefecture. You can be guided to waters of Shishikui or the seas of Muroto or Kannoura in the eastern area of Kochi Prefecture where the black current churns. Experience Diving events for beginners and non-licensed divers are offered as well as Fun Diving for licensed divers, and other activities such as snorkeling, and diving classes. All the equipment is provided for the Experience Diving class.

    Myself and three friends dove here in June, and absolutely loved it. Izumi, our dive master, spoke some English, which was very helpful, but once you are under the water what really matters is she...

  • Ozuna Beach
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    Tokushima Pref. Kaifugunkaiyouchou Asakawa Ozuna
    Located around 10 minutes’ walk from Sabase Station on the JR Mugi Line, Ozuna Beach has received a special commendation from the Ministry of the Environment as one of the best of the “Top 100 Best Beaches in Japan.” Ozuna Beach forms part of the “Yasaka-Yahama” (“Eight Hills and Eight Beaches”), a long stretch of scenic coastline in Tokushima Prefecture. As soon as the beach is opened to the public for sea-bathing in mid-July each year, it attracts many visitors, making for a very lively atmosphere (the beach is open for sea-bathing until late August). Showers, rest areas etc. are available free of charge.
  • Kitanowaki Beach
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Nakabayashicho Hara 23-1
    This long white sandy beach is lined with as many as 30 hectares of green pine trees. It has been selected as one of the Japan's 100 Great Beaches. The beach features rest areas, showers, a guard station, a first-aid station, and other facilities during the beach season, which runs from July 1st to August 25th. In July, the beach hosts the Marine Festival event. In August, its hosts the Anan Open Swim event.
  • YMCA Anan International Ocean Center
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Tsubakicho Naba E
    This site was opened as Japan's first oceanside campground in 1968. The facility offers programs designed to help participants become familiar with the ocean via marine sports. In addition to programs like yachting, canoeing, and kayaking, the facility offers an abundant variety of land-based programs such as camp bonfires, roping, nature watching, and visits to uninhabited islands.
  • in Between Blues
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Shishikuiura Matsubara 216-3
  • TOGAWA Lexer
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Kurotsuchicho Suehiro 11
    "The company plans and operates a variety of outdoor and other recreational activities, including river rafting in inflatable ""ducky"" kayaks, kayaking, climbing, mountain hiking, cycling, and other activities. and play, and group recreation at schools and other facilities."
  • Ushiki Joshi Park
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Tomiokacho
    The park is located in Tomioka-cho, Anan City, and was developed as a place for citizens to relax on the ruins of Ushiki Castle, which was the residence of the Shinkai clan, a vassal of the Awa Hosokawa clan. In summer and winter, events are held that make full use of the illumination.
  • Awashima Beach
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    Tokushima Anan-shi
    "The quiet ocean with a view of the islets offshore is a popular spot for swimming, and the children's song poet Amajo Noguchi, known for his lyrics to ""The Seven Children"" and ""The Red Shoes,"" praised the scenery, saying, ""The view of the ocean is just around Awashima, a cool beach play in summer."
  • Tainohama Beach
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Minamicho Tai
    Located along Prefectural Route 25, this white-sand beach in the Muroto Anan Kaigan National Park has high quality water and gentle waves due to its cove.
  • Aioi Forest Museum
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    Tokushima Naka-gun Nakacho Yokoishi Oita 34
    Located in Naga Town, Naga County, this wood-themed art museum in a region known for its timber production houses a collection of wood carvings, woodblock prints, and other wood-based works of art. The museum also holds several special exhibitions and events such as workshops on woodcarving and woodblock prints.
  • Mazenooka Auto Camping Ground
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    5.0
    6 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Asakawa Nishi Fukura 43

    11月3日から一泊、電源付きc5サイトを利用しました。 まず、サイトはかなり広目の芝生サイトです。 ランドロック等のファミリー向け2ルームテントでも余裕の広さです。 電源コンセントは二つ使えます。 延長コード必須ですが、100円で借りられます。 サイトに炊事場が無いのが唯一の残念ポイントですが、共用炊事場はお湯が出ます。 スポンジ、たわし、洗剤も完備。 受付を行うセンターハウスは新築か?と思うく...

  • Anan Municipal Tobu Natural Park
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Saimicho Yonejima Ura 4
  • Kita no Waki Beach
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Nakabayashicho Hara
  • Iwawaki Park
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Hanouracho Iwawaki
  • Sekimon Park
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    Tokushima Anan-shi Nagaikecho Obara
  • Kawaguchi Dam Natural Energy Museum
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    Tokushima Naka-gun Nakacho Yoshino Iyadani 72-1
  • Takegashima
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Shishikuiura
  • Kaiyo Municipal Museum
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    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Shihohara Sugitani 73

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The southeastern corner of Shikoku is home to Tokushima prefecture, a region celebrated for its luscious nature and the nation’s favorite Awa Odori, an energetic dance to which an annual summer festival has been dedicated. Keeping the upbeat tempo, whirlpools excite the Naruto sea off Tokushima, while inland, dramatic cliffs line the Iya Valley, promising unrivaled views of vast and vibrant scenery.

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