Tokushima in 4 nights and 5 days: which order for eastern and western stays?
For Tokushima’s performance and views and Naruto Strait first, spend three nights in Tokushima, then move to Iya. For the valley first, choose two nights in Iya, then two in Tokushima. Use a rental car in the west and round-trip buses for Naruto. If adding the bridge on your final day from Iya, check that you can return the car in Tokushima and catch your departure.
Choose an itinerary for 5 days, 4 nights
A · Three nights in the east, then one in the west
See dance, mountain views, and the strait first, then spend a night in the valley. After three nights in Tokushima, move to Iya via Wakimachi. The final day includes the bridge and car return; move the bridge earlier or omit it for an early departure.
A · Three nights in the east, then one in the west →5 days, 4 nightsB · Start in the west and finish in the east
For the valley and vine bridge first, spend two nights in Iya, then move via Wakimachi to Tokushima for two more. Return the car, then take a bus day trip to Naruto. Day 1’s gorge view does not include a boat ride.
B · Start in the west and finish in the east →A · Three nights in the east, then one in the west
See dance, mountain views, and the strait first, then spend a night in the valley. After three nights in Tokushima, move to Iya via Wakimachi. The final day includes the bridge and car return; move the bridge earlier or omit it for an early departure.
Day 1 · A performance and a city night
Spend three nights near Tokushima Station for the performance, views, and Naruto Strait. Rent a car on Day 4, go via Wakimachi for one night in Oboke or Iya, and return the car in Tokushima on the last day. Move Kazurabashi earlier or omit it for an early departure.
- JR Tokushima Station → Your booked Tokushima lodging
Travel from Tokushima Station to your booked lodging.
- Tokushima lodging → Awa Odori Kaikan entrance
Walk to Awa Odori Kaikan. The theater is on the second floor of the same building.
- Awa Odori Kaikan entrance → Second-floor theater
Watch one daytime show in the second-floor theater. The 40-minute shows start at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., or 4 p.m. and cost adults ¥1,300. The 8 p.m. evening show for a late arrival costs ¥1,600. Do not plan usual sessions on Kaikan closing days or during the August 11–15 regular-performance break.
Kaikan performance and ropeway fares and operationOfficial price list
- Awa Odori Kaikan → Dinner near the station or Kaikan, then the same lodging
After the show, choose an open restaurant near the Kaikan or station for dinner, then return to the same lodging. For an evening show, check restaurant last-order times too.
Day 2 · Naruto Strait round trip by bus
Look down at Naruto Strait from Uzu no Michi’s walkway. Take round-trip Naruto Park buses timed around the tides.
- Tokushima lodging and stop 16 in front of Tokushima Station → Naruto Park bus stop
Board a Naruto Park-bound bus at stop 16 in front of Tokushima Station and get off at the park. Adult fares are ¥870 each way or ¥1,740 round-trip. Choose both buses around your date’s tide table and Uzu no Michi’s admission cutoff. Allow extra time to walk from your lodging to the stop and wait for the bus.
- Naruto Park bus stop → Uzu no Michi entrance and strait walkway
Walk about five minutes from the stop to the entrance and buy the ¥510 adult ticket. See the strait from the walkway beneath the bridge. Whirlpools may be absent at some times, so choose buses around the tide table. Last admission is 4:30 p.m. October–February and 5:30 p.m. March–September.
Directions to the entranceAdmission and closure checksTide table for your date
- Uzu no Michi and Naruto Park stop → Tokushima Station and the same lodging
After visiting, take a Tokushima Station-bound bus from Naruto Park and return to the same lodging. If eating at the park, fit lunch around your return bus; if shops are closed, eat near the station. Choose the return service before sightseeing.
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Day 3 · Bizan, then the same lodging
Walk from your lodging near Tokushima Station to Awa Odori Kaikan, then go to the ropeway’s fifth-floor base station.
- Awa Odori Kaikan fifth-floor base station → Bizan summit station
Buy a round-trip ticket at Awa Odori Kaikan’s fifth-floor Bizan Ropeway base station and ride to the summit. The adult ticket costs ¥1,500 and the ride takes about six minutes; service usually starts at 9 a.m. Allow extra time for tickets, waiting, and summit walks. Recheck seasonal closing times and maintenance or bad-weather suspensions for your date.
Kaikan performance and ropeway fares and operationOfficial price list
- Bizan summit station → Base station and Tokushima lodging
After seeing the views, take the same ropeway down. Eat in the city and spend your third night at the same lodging. If you saw the daytime show on Day 1, a repeat evening performance today is excluded from the base cost.
Day 4 · West via Wakimachi
Visit Wakimachi, then spend a night in Oboke or Iya. Check driving times using your lodging address and arrive before check-in and dinner deadlines. If delayed, shorten Wakimachi and reach your lodging first. For an early departure tomorrow, compare skipping Wakimachi and visiting Kazurabashi before your lodging instead. Choose this only if car pickup, bridge hours, and lodging deadlines align; otherwise omit the bridge.
- Tokushima lodging and your booked car pickup location → Ai Land Udatsu car parking lot
After picking up the car, set navigation to Ai Land Udatsu’s car parking lot. The official roughly 1 hour 5 minute drive from Tokushima city excludes travel to the rental office, paperwork, and traffic delays. Facilities are open 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and close December 27–January 1; car parking capacity is 39 spaces. Check fees and availability for your date separately.
Ai Land Udatsu location and operationCar versus tour-bus parking
- Ai Land Udatsu car parking lot → Wakimachi Udatsu Street
Park and walk toward the connected Yoshida Residence to explore the historic street. Choose an open restaurant for lunch. The base itinerary is a street walk; the Yoshida Residence interior is optional. To add it, check ¥510 adult admission and the 4:30 p.m. admission cutoff.
Ai Land Udatsu location and operationYoshida Residence admission and hours
- Wakimachi Udatsu Street and Ai Land Udatsu parking lot → Your booked Oboke or Iya lodging
Retrace your walk to the parking lot and drive to the actual address of your booked western lodging. Hotels near Oboke Station and Kazurabashi occupy different locations, so there is no single driving time from Wakimachi. Check the exact route and duration after choosing your lodging.
Ai Land Udatsu location and operationCar versus tour-bus parking
Day 5 · The bridge, then car return in Tokushima
Cross Kazurabashi, return to Tokushima, return the car, and depart. Allow time after refueling and return to reach your station or airport bus stop. For a morning departure, move the bridge earlier or omit it.
- Western lodging → Yumebutai parking lot and Iya Kazurabashi entrance
Regular-car parking costs ¥500 per vehicle, separate from bridge admission, and does not accept reservations. Park and walk past Yumebutai toward Iya Kazurabashi. Check the walk from the lot to the bridge and the drive from your lodging separately.
- Iya Kazurabashi entrance → Bridge and Yumebutai parking lot
Buy a ticket and cross the bridge. Admission for junior high school students and older is ¥550 per person. Hours: April–June 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; July–August 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; September–March 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Bad weather can change operation. Return to your parking lot afterward.
- Yumebutai parking lot → Tokushima car return location and your departure boarding stop
After the visit, return to Yumebutai’s parking lot and drive to your contracted return location in Tokushima. Refuel and return the car, then reach your departure station or airport bus stop. Do not put the bridge on the last day if your departure is in the morning.
Visit the bridge from your western lodging before returning to Tokushima. Move the visit to the previous day or omit it if it does not fit your car-return deadline and actual departure service.
Included items: Daytime performance ¥1,300 + Uzu no Michi ¥510 + Bizan ¥1,500 + Kazurabashi ¥550 + Naruto round-trip bus ¥1,740
Extra costs: Flights, lodging, meals, airport or onward-city transport, travel between lodging and boarding stops, and luggage storage cost extra. Rental, insurance, fuel, tolls, and parking are excluded. Add ¥510 for the optional Yoshida Residence interior. Yumebutai parking costs another ¥500 per vehicle.
Yumebutai parking costs another ¥500 per vehicle. Add ¥510 per adult for the Yoshida Residence interior. Omit the bridge and subtract ¥550 admission from the facility subtotal. If you do not use the parking lot, its ¥500 per-vehicle fee is also avoided. Moving a single visit to another date does not change the admission charge.
Official price listKaikan performance and ropeway fares and operationAdmission and closure checksFares and paymentAdmission and seasonal hoursYoshida Residence admission and hoursParking fees and use
B · Start in the west and finish in the east
For the valley and vine bridge first, spend two nights in Iya, then move via Wakimachi to Tokushima for two more. Return the car, then take a bus day trip to Naruto. Day 1’s gorge view does not include a boat ride.
Day 1 · Oboke Gorge, then western lodging
For time in the valley, spend two nights in Oboke or Iya, then two in Tokushima. Rent a car in Tokushima on Day 1 and stop at Oboke’s visitor facilities on Route 32 before your lodging. You still need to arrive before check-in and dinner deadlines; for a late arrival, go directly to your lodging.
Visit Kazurabashi on Day 2, then drive via Wakimachi and return the car in Tokushima on Day 3. Take a bus trip to Naruto on Day 4 and choose either a performance or Bizan on the last day.
Lodging near Oboke Station and Kazurabashi is spread out; check driving times using your lodging address. This is a rental-car itinerary. Without a car, plan the visit order separately around buses, lodging pickup, and JR connections.
- Ikawa-Ikeda IC and Route 32 → Oboke visitor facility parking lot
Drive to the Oboke visitor facility parking lot. From Ikawa-Ikeda IC, follow Route 32 toward Kochi. The address is 1553-1 Kamimyo, Yamashirocho, Miyoshi; regular-car parking capacity is 52 spaces. Check driving times from the rental office and lodging using their respective addresses. Visitor information and shops open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and close Tuesdays December–February, or the next day when Tuesday is a public holiday. Rest Area Oboke and Lapis Oboke · 道の駅大歩危
Miyoshi tourism association Oboke information and accessOboke facility hours, closures, and visitor information
- Oboke visitor facilities → Gorge views, visitor information, and the same parking lot
Look across Oboke Gorge where the Yoshino River flows, then consult visitor information for the next day’s Kazurabashi access and local roads. Browse local products at the shop, return to your parking lot, and drive to your booked western lodging. The base visit includes free visitor information, shop areas, and gorge views, excluding the paid Yokai and Stone Museum and boat rides. To add the museum, check current admission and last entry on site and whether you can still reach your lodging on time.
Miyoshi tourism association Oboke information and accessOboke facility hours, closures, and visitor informationShikoku roadside station official gorge views and facilities
Day 2 · Kazurabashi, then the same lodging
Visit the Kazurabashi footbridge and return to the same parking lot.
- Western lodging → Yumebutai parking lot and Iya Kazurabashi entrance
Regular-car parking costs ¥500 per vehicle, separate from bridge admission, and does not accept reservations. Park and walk past Yumebutai toward Iya Kazurabashi. Check the walk from the lot to the bridge and the drive from your lodging separately.
- Iya Kazurabashi entrance → Bridge and Yumebutai parking lot
Buy a ticket and cross the bridge. Admission for junior high school students and older is ¥550 per person. Hours: April–June 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; July–August 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; September–March 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Bad weather can change operation. Return to your parking lot afterward.
- Yumebutai parking lot → Western lodging
Retrace your walk to Yumebutai’s parking lot and drive to your lodging. Allow separately for the drive and parking-lot-to-bridge walk. The officially listed five-minute walk is from the bus stop to the bridge.
Day 3 · Move to Tokushima via Wakimachi
Walk Wakimachi’s street to see historic houses with udatsu firewalls. Visiting inside the Yoshida Residence is optional.
- Western lodging → Wakimachi Udatsu Street
After parking, walk toward the Yoshida Residence to explore the historic street and eat at an open shop. The base itinerary is a street walk; the residence interior is optional at ¥510 per adult with admission until 4:30 p.m. Ai Land Udatsu facilities are open 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and close December 27–January 1; car parking capacity is 39 spaces. From your western lodging, use its address to check the Wakimachi route and ask about parking fees and availability. Tokushima tourism guidance’s roughly 1 hour 5 minute drive from Tokushima city does not describe this western-origin leg.
Ai Land Udatsu location and operationYoshida Residence admission and hoursCar versus tour-bus parking
- Wakimachi Udatsu Street → Tokushima lodging
After the walk, return to the parking lot and drive to the Tokushima return office. Return the car before your booked deadline, then move to city lodging for two nights. When choosing lodging, check whether it is walkable from the return office or requires other transport.
Travel via Wakimachi and return the car in Tokushima. Check parking, travel, return procedures, and the onward trip to your city lodging using actual addresses and your rental contract.
Day 4 · Naruto round trip by local bus
Look down at Naruto Strait from Uzu no Michi’s walkway. Take round-trip Naruto Park buses timed around the tides.
- Tokushima lodging and Tokushima Station → Naruto Park bus stop
Board a Naruto Park-bound bus at stop 16 in front of Tokushima Station and get off at the park. Adult fares are ¥870 each way or ¥1,740 round-trip. Choose both buses around your date’s tide table and Uzu no Michi’s admission cutoff. Allow extra time to walk from your lodging to the stop and wait for the bus.
- Naruto Park bus stop → Uzu no Michi entrance and viewing facility
Walk about five minutes from the stop to Uzu no Michi’s entrance, buy the ¥510 adult ticket, and see the strait. First check your date’s tide table and seasonal admission cutoff—5:30 p.m. March–September or 4:30 p.m. October–February—then choose buses.
Admission and closure checksDirections to the entranceTide table for your date
- Uzu no Michi and Naruto Park stop → Tokushima Station and Tokushima lodging
After visiting, take a Tokushima Station-bound bus from Naruto Park and return to the same lodging. If eating at the park, fit lunch around your return bus; if shops are closed, eat near the station. Choose the return service before sightseeing.
Day 5 · One city attraction before leaving
Choose either an Awa Odori performance or Bizan views to fit your departure time. Allow time afterward to return to your lodging and reach your departure stop.
- Tokushima lodging → Awa Odori Kaikan theater or Bizan summit station
If your arrival fits a daytime show at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., or 4 p.m., choose one session in the second-floor theater. Each 40-minute show costs adults ¥1,300; usual sessions are unavailable on Kaikan closing days or during the August 11–15 regular-performance break. For views instead, choose a Bizan Ropeway round trip from the same building’s fifth floor: adults ¥1,500, about six minutes aboard, usually operating from 9 a.m. Choose only one attraction to fit your departure. The subtotal also includes only your chosen attraction.
Kaikan performance and ropeway fares and operationOfficial price list
- Chosen attraction and Tokushima lodging → Your actual departure boarding stop
Work backward from your departure time, allowing for show or ropeway waits, the lodging round trip, and a boarding buffer.
Included items: Kazurabashi ¥550 + Uzu no Michi ¥510 + Naruto round-trip bus ¥1,740 + either the final-day daytime show ¥1,300 or Bizan ¥1,500
Extra costs: Flights, lodging, meals, airport or onward-city transport, travel between lodging and boarding stops, and luggage storage cost extra. Rental, insurance, fuel, tolls, and parking are excluded. Add ¥510 for the optional Yoshida Residence interior. Yumebutai parking costs another ¥500 per vehicle.
Yumebutai parking costs another ¥500 per vehicle; the Yoshida Residence interior adds ¥510 per adult. Day 1 Oboke includes only free areas, excluding the paid museum and boat. Choose either the show or Bizan on the final day.
Official price listKaikan performance and ropeway fares and operationAdmission and closure checksFares and paymentAdmission and seasonal hoursYoshida Residence admission and hoursParking fees and useOboke facility hours, closures, and visitor informationShikoku roadside station official gorge views and facilities
Before you go: practical checks and FAQs
Does the west-first Iya and Oboke itinerary include the boat?
Day 1 visits Oboke’s visitor facilities and gorge views, excluding the paid boat ride. To add a boat, check operation and timing separately and add ¥1,800 per adult. The 3-night B itinerary includes the boat.
Oboke facility hours, closures, and visitor informationShikoku roadside station official gorge views and facilitiesBoat operator fares and boarding
Does the last-day cost include both the performance and Bizan?
The 4-night B subtotals are ¥4,100 with the daytime show or ¥4,300 with the Bizan round trip. Neither includes both. Choose one around your departure time, then collect luggage at your lodging and reach your actual departure stop.
Official price listKaikan performance and ropeway fares and operation
Official sources and checked dates
- Kaikan performance and ropeway fares and operation ·
- Admission and closure checks ·
- Directions to the entrance ·
- Tide table for your date ·
- Admission and seasonal hours ·
- Parking fees and use ·
- Boat operator fares and boarding ·
- Ai Land Udatsu location and operation ·
- Yoshida Residence admission and hours ·
- Car versus tour-bus parking ·
- October weekday timetable ·
- Holiday timetable ·
- Fares and payment ·
- Official price list ·
- Miyoshi tourism association Oboke information and access ·
- Oboke facility hours, closures, and visitor information ·
- Shikoku roadside station official gorge views and facilities ·
- JR Shikoku October 2026 pass revision notice ·