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Awa City
Tokushima Prefecture · City
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Awa City spreads along the north bank of the Yoshino River and borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north across the Asan Mountains. The 4 pilgrimage temples Juraku-ji, Kumadani-ji, Horin-ji, and Kirihata-ji keep the culture of the Shikoku Pilgrimage alive. The Awa no Dochu earth pillars of sand and gravel are a highlight, and its summer–autumn eggplant ranks 3rd in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
Buddhist templeKirihata-ji TempleShingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 10 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeJuraku-ji TempleShingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 7 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
Buddhist templeKumadani-ji TempleShingon temple in Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, which is Temple 8 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage
IslandZennyujito (Island)
Shinto shrineKashihara ShrineShinto shrine in Awa, Japan
ParkTsurihausu-no-Mori (Park)park in Awa, Tokushima, Japan
Shinto shrineKotoshironushi Shrineshrine in Awa, Tokushima
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Donariroadside station in Awa, Tokushima prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tokushima Prefecture
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