
Its style was developed out of the necessity.

However, most discounts are not available during the Awa Odori. Unlike the typical circular dance formation of other Bon Odori, Awa Odori is famous for its procession style. The regular one way fare on the Tokyo route is around 40,000 yen, with discount tickets usually available for around 10,000 to 20,000 yen. By airīoth JAL and ANA operate out of Tokushima Airport, connecting the city with direct flights to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Fukuoka and Sapporo. The one way trip costs 3800 yen and takes about 2.5 hours. From Osakaįrequent daytime highway buses connect Osaka (OCAT bus terminal and Nankai bus terminal in Namba and JR Highway Bus and Hankyu Sanbancho bus terminals near Osaka Station) with Tokushima Station. Some of the buses can be reserved online via Willer. The one way trip takes about nine hours and costs between 6,000 yen and 14,000 yen depending on the company and travel date. inbound business for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

They dance and walk with the musical accompaniment. Both of men and women wear yukata, a Japanese traditional cloth. It held in the biggest street of the town from 12 to 15 August. Awa is the oldest name of Tokushima and Odori means dance when it combined two words together which means Dance of Tokushima. The Awa Dance Festival is held in Tokushima, Japan. Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan. Several companies cooperate overnight buses between Tokyo and Tokushima. The annual Tokyo Koenji Awa-Odori festival held during the last weekend of August has. Awa Odori is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. The journeys are fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, but pass holders will need to use Hikari or Sakura rather than Nozomi or Mizuho trains along the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen. From Osaka, the one way cost is around 10,000 yen and the trip duration is about 2-3 hours. Groups of dancers called ‘ren’ come from all over the country, and even from abroad, to Tokushima to participate. From Takamatsu, both local and limited express trains complete the trip to Tokushima.Ī one way trip from Tokyo costs about 19,000 yen and takes about 5-6 hours. Tokushima Awa Odori () is still the biggest of all and is held each year between August 12 and 15 with ten thousands of participants that attract millions of visitors with their dance processions. In Okayama, a switch to a rapid train is required to continue onto Takamatsu. From Tokyo or Osaka, take the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama.
