Place:Tokushima, Japan

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NameTokushima
Alt namesTokushimasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Tokushima-kensource: Wikipedia
TypePrefecture
Coordinates33.75°N 134.0°E
Located inJapan
Contained Places
District
Ama
Awa
Itano
Katsura
Mima
Miyoshi
Myodo
Myozai
Naka
Inhabited place
Anan
Hiwasa
Kaifu
Kainan
Kamojima
Katsuura
Kawashima
Komatsushima
Misato
Mugi
Naruto
Sanagōchi
Shishikui
Tokushima
Yamakawa
Yoshinogawa
Yuki
Unknown
Anan-shi
Awa-gun
Komatsushima-shi
Mima-gun
Miyoshi-gun
Myōzai-gun
Oe-gun
Yanai-shi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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, 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. 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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