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Tokushima Prefecture
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<p>Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県, <i><i>Tokushima-ken</i></i>) is a <a href="/facts/Prefectures_of_Japan/qfbjCbfH">prefecture</a> of <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> located on the island of <a href="/facts/Shikoku/j9cUI49U">Shikoku</a>. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 682,439 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,146 <a href="/facts/Square_kilometre/GgoBy690">km2</a> (1,601 <a href="/facts/Sq_mi/APEmjNTq">sq mi</a>). Tokushima Prefecture borders <a href="/facts/Kagawa_Prefecture/T27aaBoP">Kagawa Prefecture</a> to the north, <a href="/facts/Ehime_Prefecture/ary9tbou">Ehime Prefecture</a> to the west, and <a href="/facts/K%C5%8Dchi_Prefecture/vjEs0Rw6">Kōchi Prefecture</a> to the southwest. </p><p><a href="/facts/Tokushima,_Tokushima/kwsb0NWL">Tokushima</a> is the capital and largest city of Tokushima Prefecture, with other major cities including <a href="/facts/Anan,_Tokushima/EK7JqQt5">Anan</a>, <a href="/facts/Naruto,_Tokushima/ePxfP6Te">Naruto</a>, and <a href="/facts/Yoshinogawa,_Tokushima/d7vE3rzc">Yoshinogawa</a>. Tokushima Prefecture is located on the <a href="/facts/Kii_Channel/EqjQdIkQ">Kii Channel</a>, connecting the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a> and <a href="/facts/Seto_Inland_Sea/m8u5vAK4">Seto Inland Sea</a>, across from <a href="/facts/Wakayama_Prefecture/Yj39Rrxo">Wakayama Prefecture</a> on the <a href="/facts/Kii_Peninsula/yrSYRJzl">Kii Peninsula</a> of the island of <a href="/facts/Honshu/Rp7Ew35d">Honshu</a>. Tokushima Prefecture is connected to <a href="/facts/Awaji_Island/7RGGP57U">Awaji Island</a> across the <a href="/facts/Naruto_Strait/pq5cmTRu">Naruto Strait</a> by the <a href="/facts/%C5%8Cnaruto_Bridge/fGWMVjpQ">Ōnaruto Bridge</a> as part of the <a href="/facts/Kobe-Awaji-Naruto_Expressway/S2vUFN8R">Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway</a>, connecting the prefecture to the city of <a href="/facts/Kobe/BRn7TPho">Kobe</a> and the <a href="/facts/San%27y%C5%8D_Expressway/y2CESCuL">San'yō Expressway</a> on Honshu. </p>