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Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan
Tokushima Prefecture
徳島県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese
徳島県
• Rōmaji
Tokushima-ken
Naruto whirlpools and Naruto suspension bridge
Awa Odori
Dual-mode vehicle in Asatō Line
Kazura waddle bridge in Iya Valley
Naruto Museum of Art
Oboke gorge and pleasure boat
On the top of Mount Tsurugi
Hoodoo in Dochū-Kōtsu Prefectural Natural Park
Flag
Symbol
Anthem: Tokushima kenmin no uta
Country
Japan
Region
Shikoku
Island
Shikoku
Capital
Tokushima
Subdivisions
Districts: 8, Municipalities: 24
Government
• Governor
Masazumi Gotoda
Area
• Total
4,146.80 km2 (1,601.09 sq mi)
• Rank
36th
Population
(October 1, 2019)
• Total
728,633
• Rank
44th
• Density
180/km2 (460/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
• Total
JP¥ 3,222 billion US$ 29.6 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code
JP-36
Website
pref.tokushima.jp/english/
Symbols of Japan
Bird
White heron
Flower
Sudachi (Citrus sudachi)
Mascot
Sudachi-kun
Tree
Yamamomo (Myrica rubra)
The confluence of the Shinmachi River and the Suketō River in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture centered on the prefectural headquartersTokushima Prefectural Office
Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県, Tokushima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.[2] Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, Ehime Prefecture to the west, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southwest.
Tokushima is the capital and largest city of Tokushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Anan, Naruto, and Yoshinogawa.[3] Tokushima Prefecture is located on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Wakayama Prefecture on the Kii Peninsula of the island of Honshu. Tokushima Prefecture is connected to Awaji Island across the Naruto Strait by the Ōnaruto Bridge as part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, connecting the prefecture to the city of Kobe and the San'yō Expressway on Honshu.
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^Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tokushima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 980, p. 980, at Google Books.
^Nussbaum, "Tokushima" at p. 980, p. 980, at Google Books.
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