Tokushima

Overview

Tokushima is a first-level administrative division of Japan in the Shikoku region. Its area is about 4,146 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Tokushima.

History

Part of old Awa Province ruled by Tokushima domain (Hachisuka clan) in the Edo period; the prefecture was established in 1880.

Geography and industry

The Awa Odori dance of Tokushima City is nationally famous. The Naruto whirlpools, Iya vine bridges and the Oboke-Koboke gorges are the tourism centers; indigo dyeing and sudachi citrus are distinctive.

Transport

No Shinkansen passes through, but the JR limited express Uzushio links with Shin-Kobe via the Sanyo Shinkansen; the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway also passes through Awaji Island.