Mikawa
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Mikawa may refer to several places in Japan:
- Mikawa Province - an old province of Japan.
- Mikawa, Yamagata - a town in Yamagata Prefecture.
- Mikawa, Ishikawa - former town in Ishikawa Prefecture.
- Mikawa, Kumamoto - former town in Kumamoto Prefecture
- Mikawa, Yamaguchi - former town in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- Mikawa, Ehime - former village in Ehime Prefecture.
- Mikawa, Niigata - former village in Niigata Prefecture.
Mikawa is also a Japanese surname.
- Gunichi Mikawa - an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- Kenichi Mikawa - a famous Japanese TV star, comedian and singer.
Mikawa Dialect is a dialect of Japanese spoken in Mikawa Province in Eastern Aichi Prefecture. It is also known as "Mikawa-ben"