Tokushima Prefecture

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**Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県 *Tokushima-ken*)**

Capital	Tokushima (city)
Region	Shikoku
Island	Shikoku
Governor	Kamon Iizumi
Area	4,144.95 km² (36^th)
- % water	1.5%
Population (October 1, 2001)
- Population	824,108 (44^th)
- 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.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Geography

Map of Tokushima Prefecture.

[edit] Cities

Eight cities are located in Tokushima Prefecture:

[edit] Towns and villages

Towns and villages in each district:

Itano Districtǂ

Aizumiǂ

Itanoǂ

Kamiitaǂ

Kitajimaǂ

Matsushigeǂ

Kaifu District

Kaiyo

Minami

Mugi

Katsura District

Kamikatsu

Katsura

Mima District

Tsurugi

Miyoshi District

Higashimiyoshi

Myodo District

Sanagouchi

Myozai District

Ishii

Kamiyama

Naka District

Naka

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 Kaiyo.

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] 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.