Tokushima Prefecture

Tokushima Prefecture
徳島県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese徳島県
 • RōmajiTokushima-ken
Naruto whirlpools and Naruto suspension bridge
Kazura waddle bridge in Iya Valley
Oboke gorge and pleasure boat
Flag of Tokushima Prefecture
Official logo of Tokushima Prefecture
Anthem: Tokushima kenmin no uta
Location of Tokushima Prefecture
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
IslandShikoku
CapitalTokushima
SubdivisionsDistricts: 8, Municipalities: 24
Government
 • GovernorMasazumi Gotoda
Area
 • Total4,146.80 km2 (1,601.09 sq mi)
 • Rank36th
Population
 (October 1, 2019)
 • Total728,633
 • Rank44th
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalJP¥ 3,222 billion
US$ 29.6 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-36
Websitepref.tokushima.jp/english/
Symbols of Japan
BirdWhite heron
FlowerSudachi (Citrus sudachi)
MascotSudachi-kun
TreeYamamomo (Myrica rubra)
The confluence of the Shinmachi River and the Suketō River in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture centered on the prefectural headquarters
Tokushima Prefectural Office

Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県, Tokushima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.[2] 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.[3] 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.

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tokushima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 980, p. 980, at Google Books.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Tokushima" at p. 980, p. 980, at Google Books.