is located on
Shikoku island,
Japan. The capital is the city of
Tokushima.
History
Geography
Map of Tokushima Prefecture.
Cities
Eight cities are located in Tokushima Prefecture:
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Anan
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Awa
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Komatsushima
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Mima
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Miyoshi
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Naruto
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Tokushima (capital)
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Yoshinogawa
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each
district:
ǂ Scheduled to be dissolved following mergers.
Mergers
★ On
October 1,
2004, the towns of
Kamojima,
Kawashima and
Yamakawa and the village of
Misato merged to form the city of
Yoshinogawa.
Oe District was dissolved with this merger.
(Merger Information Page)
★ On
March 1,
2005, the towns of
Anabuki,
Mima and
Waki and the village of
Koyadaira merged to form the city of
Mima.
★ On
March 1,
2005, the towns of
Handa and
Sadamitsu and the village of
Ichiu merged to form the town of
Tsurugi.
★ On
March 1,
2005, the towns of
Aioi,
Wajiki and
Kaminaka and the villages of
Kisawa and
Kito merged to form the town of
Naka.
★ On
April 1,
2005, the towns of
Awa,
Ichiba,
Donari and
Yoshino merged to form the city of
Awa.
Awa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
★ On
March 1,
2006, the towns of
Mino,
Ikeda,
Ikawa and
Yamashiro and the villages of
Higashiiyayama and
Nishiiyayama (all from
Miyoshi District) merged to form the new city of
Miyoshi.
(Merger Information Page)
★ On
March 1,
2006, the towns of
Miyoshi and
Mikamo from
Miyoshi District merged to form the new town of
Higashimiyoshi.
★ On
March 20,
2006, the towns of
Nakagawa and
Hanoura from
Naka District merged into the city of
Anan.
(Merger Information Page)
★ On
March 31,
2006, the towns of
Kainan,
Kaifu and
Shishikui from
Kaifu District merged to form the new town of
Kaiyō.
★ On
March 31,
2006, the towns of
Hiwasa and
Yuki from
Kaifu District merged to form the new town of
Minami.
Future mergers
★ All municipalities within
Itano District has scheduled to merge into one city.
Itano District will dissolve if the merger is successful.
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Economy
Demographics
Culture
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Tokushima.
Football (soccer)
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Tokushima Vortis
Baseball
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Tokushima Indigo Socks
Tourism
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Naruto whirlpools
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Awa Odori Kaikan Hall
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Tokushima Handcraft Village
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Iya Valley
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Oboke Valley
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Koboke Valley
Prefectural symbols
Tokushima's prefectural symbol is a stylized combination of the
hiragana for ''to'' and ''ku'', the first two characters in the hiragana spelling of the prefecture's name.
Miscellaneous topics
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Awa Dance Festival
External links
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English language pages of the official Tokushima Prefecture website
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