Tokushima Prefecture
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Capital | Tokushima (city) |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Island | Shikoku |
| Governor | Kamon Iizumi |
| Area | 4,144.95 km² (36th) |
| - % water | 1.5% |
| Population (October 1, 2001) | |
| - Population | 824,108 (44th) |
| - Density | 199 /km² |
| Districts | 8 |
| Municipalities | 24 |
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-36 |
| Website | www1.ourtokushima.net/ english/index_e.html |
| Prefectural Symbols | |
| - Flower | Sudachi (Citrus sudachi) |
| - Tree | Yamamomo (Myrica rubra) |
| - Bird | White heron |
 Symbol of Tokushima Prefecture |
|
Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県 Tokushima-ken?) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. The capital is the city of Tokushima.
Contents |
[edit] History
[edit] Geography
[edit] Cities
Eight cities are located in Tokushima Prefecture:
- Anan
- Awa
- Komatsushima
- Mima
- Miyoshi
- Naruto
- Tokushima (capital)
- Yoshinogawa
[edit] Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each district:
|
ǂ Scheduled to be dissolved following mergers.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Future mergers
- All municipalities within Itano District has scheduled to merge into one city. Itano District will dissolve if the merger is successful.[1]
[edit] Economy
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Culture
[edit] Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Tokushima.
Football (soccer)
Baseball (NOT BASKETBALL)
[edit] Tourism
- Naruto whirlpools
- Awa Odori Kaikan Hall
- Tokushima Handcraft Village
- Iya Valley
- Oboke Valley
- Koboke Valley
[edit] 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.
[edit] Miscellaneous topics
[edit] External links
Tokushima Prefecture travel guide from Wikitravel
|
|||
| Cities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anan | Awa | Komatsushima | Mima | Miyoshi | Naruto | Tokushima (capital) | Yoshinogawa | |||
| Districts | |||
| Itano | Kaifu | Katsuura | Mima | Miyoshi | Myōdō | Myōzai | Naka | |||
|
Regions
Hokkaidō · Tōhoku · Kantō · Chūbu (Hokuriku • Kōshinetsu • Tōkai • Chūkyō) · Kansai · Chūgoku · Shikoku · Kyūshū · Ryūkyū
Prefectures
Aichi · Akita · Aomori · Chiba · Ehime · Fukui · Fukuoka · Fukushima · Gifu · Gunma · Hiroshima · Hokkaidō · Hyōgo · Ibaraki · Ishikawa · Iwate · Kagawa · Kagoshima · Kanagawa · Kōchi · Kumamoto · Kyōto · Mie · Miyagi · Miyazaki · Nagano · Nagasaki · Nara · Niigata · Ōita · Okayama · Okinawa · Ōsaka · Saga · Saitama · Shiga · Shimane · Shizuoka · Tochigi · Tokushima · Tōkyō · Tottori · Toyama · Wakayama · Yamagata · Yamaguchi · Yamanashi
Designated cities
Special wards of Tokyo · Chiba · Fukuoka · Hiroshima · Kawasaki · Kitakyushu · Kobe · Kyoto · Nagoya · Osaka · Saitama · Sakai · Sapporo · Sendai · Shizuoka · Yokohama
