is a

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

located on the island of

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km² (1,601

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). Tokushima Prefecture borders

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

to the north,

Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...

to the west, and

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...

to the southwest.

Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. 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 nort ...

is the capital and largest city of Tokushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Anan,

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, and

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. Tokushima Prefecture is located on the

Kii Channel The , also called the Kii Strait, is a strait separating the Japanese island of Shikoku from the Kii Peninsula on the main island of Honshū. This strait connects the Inland Sea with the Pacific Ocean. The name of the strait derives from Ki ...

, connecting the

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and

Seto Inland Sea The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka ...

, across from

Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture ...

on the

Kii Peninsula The is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is named after the ancient Kii Province. Overview The area south of the “ Central Tectonic Line” is called , and is home to reef-like coral communities which are among ...

of the island of

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ...

. Tokushima Prefecture is connected to Awaji Island across the

Naruto Strait is a strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan. It connects Harima Nada, the eastern part of the Inland Sea and the Kii Channel. A famous feature of the strait is the Naruto whirlpools. Ōnaruto Bridge, the southern part of the Kobe-A ...

by the

Ōnaruto Bridge The is a suspension bridge on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway connecting Minamiawaji, Hyogo on Awaji Island with Naruto, Tokushima on Ōge Island, Japan. Completed in 1985, it has a main span of . Although it is one of the largest bri ...

as part of the

Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway The is a tolled expressway that connects Hyōgo and Tokushima prefectures in Japan by crossings of the Akashi Strait and Naruto Strait. Built between 1970 and 1998, it is one of the three routes of the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company ...

, connecting the prefecture to the city of

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...

and the

San'yō Expressway The (Asian Highway Network ) is an expressway in Japan, running from Kobe through Hiroshima along the Inland Sea and terminating in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The entire length of the expressway was opened in 1997. The main line has a total length of ...

on Honshu.

History

Until the

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

, Tokushima Prefecture was known as Awa Province.

Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture

In ancient times, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun. In the first wave of government consolidation following the abolishment of the fiefdom system and construction of prefectures in 1871, it became known as ''Myodo Prefecture''. At the time, it included the Awa region to the south and the Awaji Island regions as well. In 1873 it further incorporated the region currently occupied by Kagawa Prefecture in its borders. In the second wave of government consolidation, on September 5, 1875, the Sanuki Region separated to form the modern day Kagawa Prefecture. On August 21, 1876, Awaji Island separated to join Hyogo Prefecture and the Awa region separated to form Kochi Prefecture. On March 2, 1880, Myodo Prefecture fully separated from Kochi Prefecture to be inaugurated as Tokushima Prefecture.

Post-war

* 1945 August – End of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The Washi no Mon gate to Tokushima Castle is destroyed by fire. * 1946 December – The Nankai earthquake occurs, causing vast damage throughout the prefecture. * 1947 May –

City is inaugurated. * 1949 May – Tokushima University is created. * 1951 June –

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City is inaugurated. * 1953 November – The Prefectural Library is completed in Tokushima Park * 1957 November – The Nagayasuguchi Dam is completed along the Naka River * 1958 January – A ferry from

to Wakayama sinks. All passengers are lost. * 1958 May – Anan City is inaugurated. * 1959 April – Shikoku Hoso begins TV broadcasts. * 1960 May – A tsunami caused by a quake in Chile causes damage in the prefecture's south. * 1961 April – The Short Term Women's College in Tokushima is opened, later reformed into Shikoku University. * 1961 July – The Lesser Naruto Bridge is opened in the Lesser Naruto Straits. * 1963 April – The Tokushima Municipal Culture Center is completed. * 1963 July – A new thermal electric power plant is created in Anan. * 1967 January – Construction of the Tokushima Airport terminal is completed. * 1970 August – Construction of the Koboke Dam on the Yoshino River is terminated. * 1972 January – Use of a railway connecting the towns of Itano and Kamiita is terminated. * 1972 July – Construction of Route 11 over the Yoshino River Ohashi is completed. * 1973 April – A railway is opened connecting the Mugi and Kaifu regions. * 1974 October – Tokushima-born Takeo Miki is elected as Prime Minister of Japan. * 1975 March – Construction of the Ikeda Dam over the Yoshino River is completed. * 1976 July – A ceremony is held to celebrate the beginning of construction for the Onaruto Bridge. * 1981 October – The National University Naruto Kyoiku Daigaku is opened. * 1982 August – Ikeda Highschool takes first place in the 64th National Baseball Championships. * 1985 March – Use of the

trainline is stopped. * 1985 – The Onaruto Bridge, connecting Tokushima and Hyogo Prefectures, is completed. * 1989 May – The 40th National Planting Festival is held in the Kamiyama Shirin Park. * 1990 January – Plans for a seaside park in Tokushima City are called off. * 1990 November – Construction of the Bunka no Mori park area is completed, and the Tokushima Prefectural Library shifts grounds to here. * 1991 June – Plans for a resort in the Kurozo Marsh in Ikeda-cho are called off. * 1992 March – A railway is opened connecting the Kaifu and Kamoura regions. * 1993 August – Route 55 is extended from

City down to Anan City. * 1993 September – The 48th National Citizen's Athletics Festival, Shikoku East Summer Festival is held conjunctively with Kagawa Prefecture. * 1993 October – The East Shikoku Autumna Athletics Festival is held. * 1993 October – Construction of Asty Tokushima is completed. * 1994 March – The first highway in the prefecture is completed, running from Aizumi to Wakimachi. * 1995 January – The

Kobe earthquake The , or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and h ...

occurs * 1998 March – The Otsuka Museum of Fine Arts is opened. * 1998 April – Tokushima and mainland Japan are connected with the completion of the

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge The is a suspension bridge which links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait (''Akashi Kaikyō'' in Japanese) ...

* 1999 July – Construction of the Awa Odori Dance Hall is completed. * 2000 January – A referendum for building a sluice-gate dam over the Yoshino River is rejected by the citizens. * 2000 July – Construction of a second thermal electric power generator is completed within the prefecture. * 2000 October – Construction of the Hosokawauchi Dam over the Naka River is terminated. * 2001 August – The 13th National Agricultural Youth Exchange takes place. * 2002 March – Governor Toshi Endo is arrested under charges of bribery. * 2002 October – The Prefectural Calligraphy Hall is opened. * 2003 June – The

factory for Toyobo is shut down. * 2004 October – Yoshinogawa City is inaugurated. * 2004 October – The 28th National Planting Festival is held in Kamiyama's Shirin Park. * 2004 December – The soccer team Tokushima Vortis enters J2, making the first ever Shikoku J-league team. * 2005 March – Mima City and the towns of Tsurugi and Naka are inaugurated. * 2005 April – Anan City is inaugurated, and the South District Administration Bureau is created. * 2005 April – The Shikoku Island League is created, and baseball team The Indigo Socks represents Tokushima. * 2006 March – Miyoshi City and Higashi Miyoshi Town are inaugurated. * 2006 March – The towns of Minami and Kaiyo are inaugurated. * 2006 April – The West District Administration Bureau is created. * 2006 May – The Tokushima Red Cross Hospital shifts location. * 2007 May – The sports stadium Aguri Anan Stadium is opened. * 2007 October – Tokushima becomes home for the 22nd National Culture Festival.

Geography

The

Sanuki Mountains The are a mountain range running along the southern border of Kagawa and the northern border of Tokushima prefectures on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The highest peak is at 1059.9 m.Natural Parks, namely the

Setonaikai National Park is a Japanese national park, comprising areas of Japan's Seto Inland Sea, and of ten bordering prefectures. Designated a national park in 1934, it has since been expanded several times. It contains about 3,000 islands, known as the Setouchi ...

; Muroto-Anan Kaigan and Tsurugisan Quasi-National Parks; and Chūbu Sankei, Dochū-Kōtsu, Hashikura, Higashi Sankei, Okumiyagawa-Uchidani, and Ōasayama Prefectural Natural Parks.

Cities

Eight cities are located in Tokushima Prefecture:

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each

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Mergers

Economy and Industry

Tokushima depends on agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The percentage of agricultural workers and productivity is the second largest in Shikoku next to Kochi. Rice fields occupy the lower region of the Yoshino River and the small, narrow plains along the shore. Much of the remaining land is used for vegetables and flowers. The prefecture is the nation's largest supplier of cauliflower and lotus roots, and the fourth largest producer of carrots. Japanese indigo is only produced here. Northern Tokushima's growth was accelerated by the completion of the Akashi Channel Bridge, which completes the road connection from Tokushima to Kobe. Industrial development continues around the Tokushima and Naruto districts. In particular, Itano District's Aizumi Town and Kitajima Town have experienced rapid growth, which has led to a proposed merger of the towns of Itano District into Itano City in the future. In April next year a school of tech entrepreneurship - the first of its kind in Japan - will open in the Tokushima town of Kamiyama. The students, aged from 15 to 20, will be taught engineering, programming and designing, as well as business skills such as marketing. They will also learn how to pitch their business plans to investors in order to raise money. The man behind it is Chikahiro Terada, the boss of Tokyo-based start-up Sansan, which specialises in the digitalisation of business cards. These still play a huge role in Japan's corporate world.

Agriculture

Tokushima abounds in agricultural resources and is the site of large-scale production of many different types of vegetables. The plains north of the Yoshino River are particularly fertile and the produce here is often shipped to mainland Japan in the areas around Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto. Produce from Tokushima always claims top shares in markets in the Kansai region and particularly prominent are Naruto sweet potatoes, the citrus fruit "

sudachi Sudachi (''Citrus sudachi''; Japanese: スダチ or 酢橘) is a small, round, green citrus fruit of Japanese origin that is a specialty of Tokushima Prefecture in Japan. It is a sour citrus, not eaten as fruit, but used as food flavoring in p ...

", lotus roots and strawberries. The lack of goods heading to Tokyo has led to a relatively low national profile for local Tokushima brands. To combat this, the local Tokushima government now sends the "Fresh! Tokushima" moving display about the country with its mobile kitchen set to increase general awareness of the local food available in Tokushima Prefecture. * Rice – Anan City * Naruto Sweet Potatoes – Naruto City * Corn – Ishii-cho, Yoshinogawa City East * Sudachi – All across the prefecture, but mainly in Kamiyama-cho * Bamboo Shoots – Anan City * Spring Onions – Tokushima City * Lettuce – Awa City and the north shore of the Yoshino River * Lotus roots – Naruto City * Carrots – All across the prefecture, but mainly in Aizumi-cho * Cranshaw – All across the north shore of the Yoshino River, but mainly in Itano-cho *

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– Naruto City * Taranome – All across the West of the prefecture, but mainly in Yamashiro-cho, Miyoshi City *

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– Yamashiro-cho, Naka-cho, and the former Aioi-cho * Strawberries – All through the mountainous regions, but mainly in Sanagouchi-son * Grapes – Awa City * Egg plant – Naruto City * Satsuma mandarins – All across the prefecture, but mainly in Katsuura-cho *

Yuzu Yuzu (''Citrus junos'', from Japanese or ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of East Asian origin. Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though recently also in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, and France. I ...

– Naka-cho * Yamamomo – Komatushima City * Tsumamono – Kamikatsu-cho, Yamashiro-cho, Kamiyama-cho * Daikon radish – Naruto City *

Japanese apricot ''Prunus mume'' is an East Asian and Southeast Asian tree species classified in the ''Armeniaca'' section of the genus ''Prunus'' subgenus ''Prunus''. Its common names include Chinese plum, Japanese plum, and Japanese apricot. The flower, lon ...

– Awa-shi, but mainly in Misato-son

Demographics

Culture

Naruto whirlpools The are tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyōgo, Japan. The strait between Naruto and Awaji island has a width of about . The strait is one of the connections between the Paci ...

Awa Odori Kaikan Hall The is a museum in the city of Tokushima where visitors can learn about Awa Odori The is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan, ...

* Awa Marionette Jōruri *

Mt. 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 ...

Tokushima Prefectural Awa Jurobei Yashiki Puppet Theater and Museum is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. 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, E ...

Tokushima Handicraft Village is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. 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 nort ...

Iya Valley The Iya Valley (祖谷 ''Iya'') region in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan is a scenic area known for its dramatic mountain valleys, thatched roof farmhouses and historic vine bridges. Although access has improved in recent years, the Iya Valley and ...

* Oboke Koboke Gorge *

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Ichinomiya Castle Ichinomiya Castle is a mountaintop castle in Tokushima, Japan. History Built in 1338, the castle was built on a strategically important site, with a river in front and on a mountain, both features giving it some protection as natural defenses. I ...

Sports

Tokushima hosted the official 2007 Asian Basketball Championship. Further, the sports teams listed below are based in Tokushima. Football (soccer) *

Tokushima Vortis is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Their home stadium is Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocari Sweat Stadium, in Naruto, Tokushima. The name, "Vorti ...

Baseball *

Tokushima Indigo Socks The are a baseball team in the Shikoku Island League plus of Japan. Established in 2005, the Indigo Socks mainly play their home games at Tokushima prefecture Kuramoto stadium in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. They won the 2011, 2013, 2014 20 ...

Transportation

Railway

JR Shikoku The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has it ...

** Kotoku Line **

Dosan Line is a railway line in Shikoku, Japan, operated by the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa, and Kubokawa Station in Shimanto, Kōchi. The line links the city of Kōchi with northern Shikoku a ...

Tokushima Line The is a railway line in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). The Tokushima Line connects Sako Station in Tokushima and Tsukuda Station in Miyoshi from west to east in central Tokushima Pre ...

Mugi Line The is a railway line in southeastern Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects the prefectural capital of Tokushima with the town of Kaiyō in Kaifu District. The line's official nic ...

Naruto Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). It connects Ikenotani Station and Naruto Station in Naruto, Tokushima. History In 1916 the Awa Electric Railway Co. opened a line from Nakahara to Naruto, includ ...

* Asa Seaside Railway

Road

* Route 11 * Route 28 * Route 32 (Miyoshi) * Route 55 * Route 192 * Route 193 * Route 195 * Route 318 * Route 319 * Route 377 * Route 438 * Route 439 * Route 492

Expressway

Takamatsu Expressway The is an expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E11. Overview The expressway is an important route connecting the greater Osaka area with Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture. Beyond Takamatsu, the rout ...

Tokushima Expressway The is a national Expressways of Japan, expressway in the Shikoku region of Japan. The expressway is numbered E11 between Naruto and Tokushima Junctions and E32 between Tokushima and Kawanoe-Higashi Junctions under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Re ...

Long Distance Bus (from Tokushima)

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(Tokyo Station, Shinagawa, Shinjuku) *

Tokyo Disneyland (local nickname ''TDL'') is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to ...

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...

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Yokkaichi is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-centra ...

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Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport ( ja, 関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and ...

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(Umeda, Namba, Universal Studio Japan) *

(Sannomiya, Maiko) * Sumoto *

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Airport

* Tokushima Awa-Dancing Airport

Ferry from Tokushima Port

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* Tokyo *

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Prefectural symbols

Tokushima's prefectural symbol is a stylized combination of the

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

for ''to'' and ''ku'', the first two characters in the hiragana spelling of the prefecture's name.

Politics

Prefectural Governor (as elected by public vote)

* 1st – Goro Abe (阿部五郎 – April 16, 1947 – April 1, 1951 * 2nd – Kuniichi Abe (阿部邦一) – May 21, 1951 – March 30, 1955 * 3rd – Kikutaro Hara (原菊太郎) – April 25, 1955 – September 15, 1965 * 4th – Yasunobu Takeichi (武市恭信) – October 9, 1965 – October 4, 1981 * 5th – Shinzo Miki (三木申三) – October 5, 1981 – October 4, 1993 * 6th – Toshio Endo (圓藤寿穂) – October 5, 1993 – March 15, 2002 * 7th – Tadashi Oota (大田正) – April 30, 2002 – March 30, 2003 * 8th – Kamon Iizumi (飯泉嘉門) – May 19, 2003 – present

Prefectural Assembly

* All data is current to May 1, 2007.

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:

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OCLC 58053128

External links

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English language pages of the official Tokushima Prefecture website

English Living Guide to Tokushima

English Guide AWANAVI
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