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Tokushima Prefecture

prefecture of Japan
Organization prefecture_of_japan Q160734
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Summary

Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 4,602 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #39 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Kii Channel[5]
  • Head of government: Masazumi Gotoda[6]
  • Capital: Tokushima[7]
  • Shares border with: Ehime Prefecture[8], Kōchi Prefecture[9], Kagawa Prefecture[10], Hyōgo Prefecture[11]
  • Anthem: Tokushima Kenmin no Uta[12]
  • Named after: Tokushima[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Tokushima[14], Naruto[15], Komatsushima[16], Anan[17], Yoshinogawa[18], Awa[19], Mima[20], Miyoshi[21], Katsuura district[22], Myodo District[23], Myozai District[24], Naka district[25], Kaifu district[26], Itano district[27]
  • Flag: flag of Tokushima prefecture[28]
  • Twinned administrative body: São Paulo[29], Guangdong[30], Lower Saxony[31], Hunan[32]
  • Legislative body: Tokushima Prefectural Assembly[33]
  • Executive body: Tokushima prefectural government[34]
  • Commons category: Tokushima prefecture[35]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[36], Japan Standard Time[37]
  • Archives at: Tokushima Prefectural Archives[38]
  • Inception: March 2, 1880[39]
  • Highest point: Mount Tsurugi[40]
  • Coordinate location: 34.065555555555555, 134.55916666666667[41]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Shikoku[42]
  • Separated from: Kōchi Prefecture[43]
  • Mascot: Sudachi-kun[44]
  • Official website: https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/[45], https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/en/japanese/[46], https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/de/japanese/[47], https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/cn/japanese/[48], https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/tw/japanese/[49], https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/ko/japanese/[50]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tokushima Prefecture[51]
  • Commons gallery: Tokushima prefecture[52]

Why It Matters

Tokushima Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Japan Naruto University of Education Seiji Honda Shikoku University University of Tokushima

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000364
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Tokushima
    Archives at → Tokushima Prefectural Archives
    Located in or next to body of water → Kii Channel
    Official color → indigo
    + 52 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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