Mount Bizan, Tokushima

Name: Mount Bizan
Address: Tokushima, Japan

#8 among attractions in Tokushima

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Mount Bizan is a mountain in the city of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture. The mountain's name is written with the characters for eyebrow and mountain. Bizan is said to have earned this name because the mountain resembles the countures of an eyebrow from all directions. Regarded as a symbol of Tokushima City, the name Mount Bizan appears in many school songs in the city district, such as the Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School, Tokushima Municipal High School and many more. ()

Local name: 眉山 Elevation: 919 ftCoordinates: 34°3'40"N, 134°30'58"E

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Mount Bizan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Asty Tokushima, Awa Odori Kaikan, Jōraku-ji, Tokushima Castle Museum.

2.8 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Asty Tokushima, Tokushima
72 min walk • Asty Tokushima or the Tokushima Industry and Tourism Exchange Center is an indoor arena and conference venue in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan. The arena opened in 1993. "ASTY" in the venue's name is an acronym which stands for "Attractive Space in Tokushima Yamashiro".
1.8 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Performing arts
Awa Odori Kaikan, Tokushima
46 min walk • The Awa Odori Hall is a museum in the city of Tokushima where visitors can learn about Awa Odori, watch displays of the dance and sample local products. It is located at the base of the 280m-high Mount Bizan. The hall also acts as a gateway to neighboring Mount Bizan with the location of a ropeway station on Level five.
2.4 miW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Jōraku-ji, Ishii
62 min walk • Joraku-ji is a Koyasan Shingon temple in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple # 14 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The main image is of Miroku Bosatsu.
2.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Tokushima Castle Museum, Tokushima
63 min walk • Tokushima Castle Museum opened in Tokushima, Japan, in 1992. The museum is located in a garden with the ruins of Tokushima Castle, and features exhibits about the history of the castle.
3.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Ichinomiya Castle, Ishii
91 min walk • Ichinomiya Castle is a mountaintop castle in Tokushima, Japan.
1.6 miS
Stylish natural history and art museum
Tokushima Prefectural Museum, Tokushima
41 min walk • Tokushima Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Tokushima, Japan, dedicated to the nature, archaeology, history, folklore, and art of Tokushima Prefecture. It first opened in 1959 and reopened in new premises in 1990.
2 miNE
Park
Aibahama Park, Tokushima
52 min walk • Aibahama Park is a park in Aiba-cho in Tokushima City in Tokushima Prefecture.
2.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Tokushima Castle, Tokushima
63 min walk • Tokushima Castle is a 16th-century castle on a hilltop, located in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.
1.6 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Tokushima Modern Art Museum, Tokushima
41 min walk • Tokushima Modern Art Museum is a prefectural art museum in...
2.7 miW
Museum
Tokushima Archaeological Museum
69 min walk • Tokushima Archaeological Museum opened in Tokushima, Japan, in 1998. The collection includes artefacts from the Jōmon to the Nara and Heian periods.
5 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple, Buddhist architecture
Dōgaku-ji, Ishii
129 min walk • Dōgaku-ji is a Zentsū-ji Shingon temple in Ishii, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The Heian period seated wooden statue of Yakushi Nyorai has been designated an Important Cultural Property. The temple is the second of the 20 Fudasho Bangai.

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How to get to Mount Bizan by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Bizan:

Train

Akui (32 min walk)