Coordinates: °′″N, °′″E Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県 Tokushima-ken) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The regions of Japan are not official administrative units, but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts: for example, maps and geography textbooks divide Japan into the eight regions, weather reports usually give the weather by region, and many businesses and institutions... Shikoku (四国, four provinces) is the smallest and least populous (4,141,955 as of 2005) of the four main islands of Japan. ... The prefectures of Japan are the countrys 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one metropolis (都 to), Tokyo; one circuit (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). ... Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県 Tokushima-ken) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Tokushima (徳島市; -shi) is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県 Tokushima-ken) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. ... Shikoku (四国, four provinces) is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan. ...

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 267,343 and the density of 1,398.02 persons per km². The total area is 191.23 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city is located in the northeastern part of Tokushima prefecture at the mouth of the Yoshino River. Tokushima displays typical characteristics in layout and organization of a Japanese castle town. Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県 Tokushima-ken) is located on Shikoku island, Japan. ... The Yoshino River (吉野川 Yoshinogawa) is a river in the island of Shikoku, Japan. ... A castle town is a kind of town or city where residents live surrounding the castle at the center. ...

Tokushima developed under the Hachisuka clan. A strong indigo dye industry allowed the area to prosper. Tokushima is also famous for the Awa Odori, a lively festival which is held every year during the Obon Festival in August. Awa Odori literally translates as "Awa Dance" (Awa being the ancient name for Tokushima prefecture). During the festival, residents ranging from young children to professional dance troupes participate in the dance, a distinctive form of Japanese Classical Dance which includes regional costumes and is accompanied by strings, drums, and singing (usually by the dancers themselves). Indigo dye indigo molecule Indigo dye is an important dyestuff with a distinctive blue color (see indigo). ... Awa Dance Festival (Awa Odori 阿波踊り) is held in the Tokushima city area every year in the time of Bon festival, Bon Odori. ... Illuminated by the Albuquerque Bridge, Japanese volunteers place candle lit lanterns into the Sasebo River during the Obon festival. ...

The city was founded on October 1, 1889. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Sister cities

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External links

• Tokushima official website in Japanese
• Tokushima travel guide from Wikitravel

Tokushima Prefecture
Cities
Anan | Awa | Komatsushima | Mima | Miyoshi | Naruto | Tokushima (capital) | Yoshinogawa
Districts
Itano | Kaifu | Katsura | Mima | Miyoshi | Myodo | Myozai | Naka
See also: Towns and villages by district edit