Awa Odori
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The Awa Odori (阿波おどり) festival, held August 12-15 annually, is by far Tokushima's largest claim to fame. With a history of over 400 years, people dance in the streets according to the complex choreography. As the proverb says, "The dancing fool and the watching fool are both fools, so why not dance!" This atmopshere of this visual and aural spectacle is certainly worth a detour to Tokushima if you happen to be in Japan in mid-August, but accommodation can be extremely difficult to secure.
