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Awa Odori Kaikan

Awa Odori Kaikan

阿波おどり会館

Awa Odori Kaikan in Tokushima City is a hall about the Awa Odori, a dance festival with more than 400 years of history. The festival is held in mid-August and more than one million people attend. At the hall you can learn about the festival and watch daily dance performances. After the show, visitors can try the dance moves.

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Good to know

  • The hall has information about the Awa Odori festival for visitors.
  • The Awa Odori festival itself is held in mid-August in Tokushima City.

Tips for Muslim visitors

  • Four to five Awa Odori shows are staged daily, and the audience has a chance to join in the dancing at the end; visitors may simply watch.
  • The ropeway to the summit of Mt. Bizan leaves from the building's fifth floor.
  • Plan your visit around prayer times, and carry a travel prayer mat and a qibla app.
  • Plan your visit around prayer times. Below are today's prayer times for Tokushima and the verified places to pray nearby.
  • Food stalls and shops near popular sights usually do not have halal certification. Check the ingredients, or choose from the verified places on this site.

Prayer times in Tokushima

Today (5 Nov 2026)

  1. Fajr04:50
  2. Sunrise06:25
  3. Dhuhr11:47
  4. Asr14:44
  5. Maghrib17:06
  6. Isha18:31

Times are calculated for Tokushima City. Times may differ elsewhere in Tokushima.

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Places to pray near Awa Odori Kaikan

Halal food near Awa Odori Kaikan

We have not verified a halal restaurant near here yet. Until then, these guides can help you choose food safely:

Distances and walking times are estimates based on straight-line distance.

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Photo: 阿波おどり会館, 徳島県徳島市, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources (Checked 5 Nov 2026): japan.travel, mlit.go.jp