Tokushima
city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Tokushima is a city of Japan[1]. Tokushima ranks in the top 4% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,256 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokushima Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yoshino River[5], Kii Channel[6]
- Head of government: Sawako Naito[7]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[8], big city[9]
- Shares border with: Komatsushima[10], Katsuura[11], Matsushige[12], Kitajima[13], Aizumi[14], Ishii[15], Kamiyama[16], Sanagōchi-son[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Saginaw[18], Leiria[19], Dandong[20], Obihiro[21], Sendai[22]
- Legislative body: 徳島市議会[23]
- Location: Tokushima metropolitan area[24]
- Postal code: 770-8571[25]
- Commons category: Tokushima, Tokushima[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[27]
- Local dialing code: 88[28]
- Inception: October 1, 1889[29]
- Highest point: Mount Nakatsumine[30]
- Located in/on physical feature: Tokushima Plain[31]
- Mascot: Tokcy[32]
- Official website: https://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/[33], https://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/multilingual/english_portal/[34]
- Foods traditionally associated: Awa uiro[35], Taki no Yakimochi[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tokushima (city)[37]
- Commons gallery: 徳島市[38]
- Population: 263,372[39], 254,510[40], 258,554[41], 264,548[42], 300,000[43], 258,000[44], 238,700[45]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Tokushima[46]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[47], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], New International Encyclopedia[49]
- Replaces: Saitsu[50], Okinosu[51], Kawauchi[52], Kamona[53], Hachiman[54], Kamo[55], Takara[56], Katsuura[57], Nii[58], Nyūta[59], Kamihachiman[60], Ōjin[61], Kokufu[62]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tokushima include Tokushima Prefecture[63], a prefecture of Japan[64], in Japan[65], founded in 1880[66] and Kōtoku Line[67], a railway line[68], in Japan[69], founded in 1899[70].
Why It Matters
Tokushima has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Tokushima is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for Tokushima include Tokushima Prefecture[63], a prefecture of Japan[64], in Japan[65], founded in 1880[66] and Kōtoku Line[67], a railway line[68], in Japan[69], founded in 1899[70].