Kagawa

Overview

Kagawa is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the Shikoku region. Its area is about 1,877 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Takamatsu.

History

Part of old Sanuki Province with Takamatsu (Ikoma, Matsudaira) and Marugame domains in the Edo period; it became an independent prefecture in 1888 and is the smallest by area.

Geography and industry

Kotohira-gu Shrine, Ritsurin Garden, Shodoshima and Kotohira are famous; it is the home of Sanuki udon, and olives (Shodoshima) are a specialty.

Transport

No Shinkansen passes through, but the Seto-Ohashi Line (Marine Liner) reaches Takamatsu from Okayama on the Sanyo Shinkansen in about an hour.