Awa Dance Festival & Otsuka Museum of Art Bus Day Tour from Osaka

Overview

Available languages

English

12 hours

Mobile ticket

Limited to all 5 days on August 11th~15th!

Experience the largest dance festival in Japan, Awa Odori from a paid reserved seating area, enjoy Otsuka Museum of Art.

Experience Japan's largest dance festival, Awa Odori

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. "Awa" refers to the old name of Tokushima Prefecture, and "odori" means "dance".

"Odoru aho ni miru aho, onaji aho nara odoranya sonson" (A fool watches a fool dancing, If they're both fools, let's dance). It's the lyrics sung by the dancers during the festival.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The rest will be travel time.

Due to traffic congestion during an annual holiday in Japan, the tour may not arrive on schedule. In this case, we will take you to the Bizan Ropeway instead of the Uzushio Cruise.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Admission fee of Otsuka Museum of Art

Admission fee of The Awa Dance Festival S-class seats

Admission fee of Awa Odori Kaikan

Lunch

Dinner

What To Expect

Otsuka Museum of Art

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!

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

Tokushima

Upon 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.

45 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

from Osaka

Reviews

5.00

1 review

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Hang Doors and The Island Apollo Dance Tour
D7119HNrichardp,
Aug 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very careful arrangement, the vehicle is very comfortable, the guide sister used fluent English to explain, although the Indian car missed the best 2:20pm to watch the turbulence of the turbulence of the boat, 3:00pm saw the turbulence effect loose but the waves are large, to watch the Apollo dance festival is very lively, dozens of dancers, each team of more than 100 people, unfortunately the venue is narrow, the viewers blocked their eyes, when returning to the high-speed bus, the guide sister also let us have time to wash our hands, about 11 pm back to Osaka station, a nice experience!