Awa Dance Festival and Shodoshima 2 Days Bus Tour from Osaka
Highlights
- Enjoy a luxurious plan to watch Japan’s largest Awa Odori from comfortable S seats
- Visit the Otsuka Museum of Art to see world-famous masterpieces in full scale
- Enjoy the nature and culture of Shodoshima, the island of olives
- Stay at Takamatsu city hotel with breakfast
What to expect
Join the Awa Dance Festival and Shodoshima 2 Day Bus Tour from Osaka and experience one of Japan’s most iconic summer traditions. Enjoy art at Otsuka Museum and explore scenic Shodoshima with an overnight stay in Takamatsu.
Packages (2)
Schedule
- —Check-in at Mainichi Newspaper Building
- —DepartureOne restroom break at Service Area
- —Otsuka Museum of Art (Admission fee is included)Otsuka Museum of Art is one of the largest museums in Japan! It replicates more than 1,000 pieces of artworks all over the world in actual size. You can immerse the art!
- —Awa Odori Kaikan (Admission fee of Awa Odori Museum is included)The world-famous Awa Dance can be viewed all year round at this dance hall. The first floor is home to an information desk and shop area for local products and tourist information. On the second floor is the Awa Dance library and an exhibition hall. The third floor is home to a museum.
- —Free TimeUpon arrival in Tokushima City, immerse yourself in the festival atmosphere of Awa Odori throughout the town. (Free time activity.)
*Please arrange your own dinner. There are also many festival food stalls available. - —Entry begins
- —Awa Odori venue (Admission fee of S-class seats is included)The Awa Dance Festival (Awa Odori) is the country's largest dance festival as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
Dancers and musicians known as ren parade through the streets accompanied by traditional instruments, wearing obon dance costumes and chanting. - —Departure from Awa Odori venue
- —Arrive at Hotel in Takamatsu, check-in
- —Breakfast at the hotel
- —Departure at Hotel in Takamatsu
- —Takamatsu port ⇒ Shodoshima(Tonosho) port
- —Art work : "again...", "Gift of the Sun" (photo)
- —Shodoshima Olive ParkThe spacious park is home to around 2,000 olive trees and over 130 varieties of herbs. It is also known as a filming location for the animated movie “Kiki’s Delivery Service.” Visitors can borrow a free broomstick at the Olive Memorial Hall and enjoy taking photos as if flying like Kiki.
- —Marukin Soy Sauce Kinenkan (Admission fee is included)The building is in the traditional Japanese ‘gasshozukuri’, and is registered as a national tangible cultural heritage. Inside, there is explanation of the history of soy sauce and the traditional ways of producing it.There is a huge wooden barrel that was actually used in soy sauce production.
- —Art work : "Umaki Camp", "Regent in olives" (photo)
- —Arrive at Shodoshima (Fukuta port)
- —Fukuta port ⇒ Himeji port
- —Transfer to a bus and return to OsakaOne break at Service Area. Please purchase your dinner on your own.
- —Arrive at Mainichi Newspaper Building
Location and Directions
Check-in / Check-out
Mainichi Newspaper Building
3 Chome-4-5 Umeda, Kita Ward, Osaka
