--- name: "Awa Odori Kaikan" lat: 34.07019 lng: 134.54508 official_url: "https://www.awaodori-kaikan.jp/" fee: "There is no single admission price - four things are charged separately. The daytime performance is ¥1,300 for adults and ¥700 for elementary and junior-high students; the evening performance ¥1,600 and ¥800. The Awa Odori Museum on the 3rd floor is ¥500 general and ¥300 for elementary and junior-high students. The Bizan ropeway on the 5th floor is priced on its own: ¥900 one way and ¥1,500 return for age 12 and up, ¥500 and ¥800 for primary-school children, and Tokushima residents aged 18 and under ride free. The Moraes Gallery on the 5th floor costs nothing. The Obon special performances on 12-15 August are ¥2,000 for adults (high school age and up) and ¥1,000 for children (junior high age and under) - only children aged 2 and under go free, and only on a lap, so a three-year-old still pays ¥1,000. With a disability certificate or the Mirairo ID app, the performances and the museum are free for the holder and one companion, and the ropeway is half price. Spending ¥3,000 or more at Arudeyo Tokushima on the ground floor gives an hour of free parking." last_verified: "2026-08-15" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000185/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Awa Odori Kaikan The city of Tokushima opened the building in 1999, and its second-floor hall seats 250 people for nothing but Awa Odori. The resident troupe dances by day; in the evening one of the city's famous troupes takes the stage, in rotation. The third floor holds costumes, props and the drums and flutes of past and present, with hands-on booths. A ropeway leaves the fifth floor for Mount Bizan, six minutes up, with the Yoshino river and Awaji island in view. - Area: tokushima - Type: sightseeing - Average stay: 120 min - Hours: The daytime performance runs four times a day, every day, at 11:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00, and lasts 40 minutes. The evening performance is once a day at 20:00 and lasts 50 minutes. Both change during Obon: on 11 August 2026 both were cancelled, and from 12 to 15 August the daytime show became a special performance at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 with no evening show at all. The museum on the 3rd floor opens 9:00-17:00, last entry 16:45. The ropeway on the 5th floor runs 9:00-21:00 from 1 April to 31 October, 9:00-17:30 from 1 November to 31 March, and 6:00-17:30 on New Year's Day. The shop on the ground floor opens 9:00-20:00. Closing days are the second Wednesday of February, June, September and December (the next day if that is a public holiday) and 28 December to 1 January - the ropeway keeps running over the new year. Performances and the ropeway can be changed or suspended at short notice in bad weather. - Last verified: 2026-08-15 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Stroller friendly | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | | | | | Nursing space | Not checked yet | | | | | Family restroom | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Indoor | The hall, the museum, the gallery and the shop are all inside one building. The ropeway that starts on the 5th floor goes outdoors, and it can stop at short notice in bad weather. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.awaodori-kaikan.jp/) | | Outside food allowed | Not checked yet | | | | | English support | Not checked yet | | | | | Steps & slope caution | Not checked yet | | | | | Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller access notes | Yes | Three wheelchairs are lent inside the building - ask a member of staff. Wheelchair users watch the show from the front-row corner on the left of the seating, depending on how many need the space. Tickets for the hall, the museum and the ropeway are all sold at the tourist information counter on the ground floor. Spending ¥3,000 or more at Arudeyo Tokushima gives an hour of free parking at the Awa Odori Kaikan car park, Bizan Parking or the Shinmachi underground car park. | 2026-08-15 (web) | [source](https://www.awaodori-kaikan.jp/faq/) | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Crowding (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Lost-child support | Not checked yet | | | | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-08-15. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. 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