Awa Odori Museum
Explore Awa Odori culture through costumes, props, instruments, and interactive displays.
At a glance
- Address
- 2-20 Shinmachi-bashi, Tokushima · Kaikan Level 3
- Hours
- 09:00–17:00Last admission 16:45
- Admission
- General admission JPY 500 / elementary and junior-high students JPY 300
- Phone
- 088-611-1611
- Website
- Awa Odori Kaikan ↗
Checked · 2026.10.27
Awa Odori Museum
The museum is on Level 3 of Awa Odori Kaikan. Admission is separate from the performances. Its costumes and instruments introduce the history and changing forms of the dance.
- Traditional culture
- Exhibitions
- Interactive displays
A museum separate from the live show
The third-floor museum introduces the history and culture of Awa Odori. It is separate from the live performances on the second floor. Decide whether you want an exhibition, a show or both; a standalone performance ticket should not be assumed to include museum admission.
Opening hours and standalone admission
Last entry is 15 minutes before closing. The museum closes at 17:00 even during the ropeway’s evening-operation season.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Hours | 09:00–17:00; last entry 16:45 |
| Adult | JPY 500 |
| Elementary/junior high | JPY 300 |
Combining the museum, show and ropeway
The three-attraction pass includes the museum, daytime performance and return ropeway: JPY 2,640 adult, JPY 2,000 junior high and JPY 1,440 elementary. It excludes the evening show. Compare both prices and each attraction’s closing time.
Closures and sequence
Regular closures are the second Wednesday of February,June,September and December (next day if a holiday), plus December 28–January 1. The hall is about a 10-minute walk from Tokushima Station. Visiting the museum first helps protect its earlier cutoff on late-afternoon visits.
Take a look around
Photographed in March 2026The story behind this place
I followed a performance,
and found a city to return to
A Door I Reached Just Too Late
After coming down by ropeway, I went upstairs to see the museum. I had watched the performance and been up the mountain; this would complete the visit, I thought. But admission had already…
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