Tokushima

Summary

Tokushima is a city of Japan^[1]. Tokushima ranks in the top 4% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tokushima is located in Tokushima Prefecture^[3].
• Tokushima is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tokushima is on the body of water Yoshino River^[5].
• Tokushima is on the body of water Kii Channel^[6].
• Tokushima's head of government is recorded as Sawako Naito^[7].
• Tokushima's image is recorded as Bizan Tokushima05s5.jpg^[8].
• Tokushima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[9].
• Tokushima's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[10].
• Tokushima's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Tokushima's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tokushima, Tokushima.svg^[12].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Komatsushima^[13].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Katsuura^[14].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Matsushige^[15].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Kitajima^[16].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Aizumi^[17].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Ishii^[18].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Kamiyama^[19].
• Tokushima's shares border with is recorded as Sanagōchi-son^[20].
• Tokushima's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of Tokushima, Tokushima.svg^[21].
• Tokushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saginaw^[22].
• Tokushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leiria^[23].
• Tokushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dandong^[24].
• Tokushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Obihiro^[25].
• Tokushima's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sendai^[26].
• Tokushima's legislative body is recorded as Q24861368^[27].

Body

Geography

Tokushima is in the country of Japan^[4]. Tokushima is located in Tokushima Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Yoshino River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29] and Kii Channel^[6], a strait^[30], in Japan^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+263372'}^[32], {'amount': '+254510'}^[33], {'amount': '+258554'}^[34], {'amount': '+264548'}^[35], {'amount': '+300000'}^[36], and {'amount': '+258000'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Japan^[9], prefectural capital of Japan^[10], and big city^[11].

History and Context

+1889-10-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tokushima^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tokushima include Tokushima Prefecture^[39], a prefecture of Japan^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1880^[42] and Kōtoku Line^[43], a railway line^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1899^[46].

Why It Matters

Tokushima ranks in the top 4% of city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).^[2] Tokushima has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Tokushima is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Tokushima include Tokushima Prefecture^[39], a prefecture of Japan^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1880^[42] and Kōtoku Line^[43], a railway line^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1899^[46].