Tokushima Shikoku Island Japan
Japan

62 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (19 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (2 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (6 Cruises)

Princess Cruises (22 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (7 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (6 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At the port of Komatsushima, about ten kilometres from central Tokushima. Cruise line shuttles and taxis cover the trip in around twenty minutes.
Three choices, and you must pick: culture in town with the Awa Odori Kaikan and Mount Bizan, the raging sea to the north with the Naruto whirlpools, or a town-and-ropeway combination if you want to stay near the ship.
The largest of Japan's Obon dance festivals. Every August, more than a million people converge on Tokushima for it. This dancing fever was born in the era of the feudal lords.
Yes, the Awa Odori Kaikan lets you experience it in miniature year-round: troupes perform regularly, explain the movements and invite the audience to try a few steps. Performances run under an hour, a format that fits well into a day ashore.
By a ropeway leaving from the fifth floor of the Awa Odori Kaikan. In a few minutes the cabin sets passengers on a viewpoint taking in the rooftops, the Yoshino River delta and, on a clear day, the Inland Sea. A path circles the summit through the pines, and you can walk back down.
North of the prefecture, the Naruto Strait separates Shikoku from Awaji Island. Twice a day, the tide forces considerable volumes of water through a narrow passage, creating whirlpools that form, spin and dissolve before visitors' eyes.
Two ways. Sightseeing boats approach as close as possible to the phenomenon. The Uzu-no-michi walkway, built beneath the deck of the great Onaruto Bridge, lets you look down through glass floors suspended 45 metres above the water.
Their intensity varies with the tides, and excursions are timed to the peak hours, which are published in advance. It is worth checking before choosing your outing: at slack tide the spectacle is far less impressive.
A sweater helps, as the wind blows readily through the strait even in high summer. The glass walkway does not suit anyone uneasy about heights.
Local ramen in a dark broth topped with thin slices of braised pork, served in the small restaurants downtown. Between shuttles, the landscaped banks along the waterways that grid the city and the shopping arcades make for easy wandering.