Tokushima

This article covers the city. For the fiefdom see Tokushima (Han) . For the prefecture, see Tokushima Prefecture .

Tokushima-shi 徳 島 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Shikoku
Prefecture :	Tokushima
Coordinates :	34 ° 4 '  N , 134 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 4 '13 "  N , 134 ° 33' 18"  E
Basic data
Surface:	191.39 km²
Residents :	255.167 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1333 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	36201-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Elaeocarpus sylvestris var. Ellipticus
Flower :	Myrica rubra
Bird :	White heron
town hall
Address :	Tokushima City Hall 2 - 5 Saiwai-chō Tokushima -shi Tokushima  770-8571
Website URL:	http://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/
Location of Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture

Tokushima ( Japanese 徳 島 市 , -shi ) is a city and the administrative seat of the Tokushima prefecture of the same name on the Shikoku island of Japan .

Tokushima had a population of around 260,000 in 2003, compared with just under 68,000 in 1903.

geography

Tokushima is located south of the Yoshinogawa estuary on the Pacific Ocean . To the southwest of the center is Mount Bizan , whose view is considered one of the “one hundred most beautiful views in Japan ”. Due to the proximity to Honshū , the main Japanese island, there is not only an airport but also a ferry port .

traffic

Tokushima Railway Station

• Train:
  • JR Mugi line
  • JR Kōtoku Line
  • JR Tokushima Line
• Street:
  • Shikoku-ōdan Highway
  • National road 11
  • National road 28
  • National road 55
  • National Road 192,195,318,438,439

Attractions

Awa-Odori

• Tokushima Castle ruins

The four-day Tokushima Awa Odori dance parade from August 12th to 15th is known throughout the country and is accompanied by traditional music .

economy

Tokushima is mainly industrial, here besides Japanese rice wine ( sake ) also textiles made of cotton , machines, as well as bamboo and wood products are made.

education

Tokushima is home to the Tokushima State University, founded in 1949, and the Tokushima campus of the Tokushima private Bunri University, founded in 1895 .

Sports

Tokushima is the home of the Tokushima Vortis football club .

Town twinning

• Saginaw , Michigan, USA
• Leiria , Portugal
• Dandong , Liaoning, China

sons and daughters of the town

• Kenshiro Abe (1916–1985), Jūdō teacher
• Haruna Fukuoka (* 1984), table tennis player
• Shinji Himeno (* 1966), painter
• Unno Jūza (1897–1949), writer
• Kenshin Kawakami (born 1975), baseball player
• Mitsuru Maruoka (* 1996), soccer player
• Hayari Miyake , surgeon
• Yūya Nakasaka (born 1997), football player
• Fumi Saimon (* 1957), Mangaka
• Yūki Saneto (* 1989), football player
• Ikki Sasaki (* 1991), soccer player
• Yoshito Sengoku (1946–2018), politician
• Jakuchō Setouchi (* 1922), writer
• Keiko Takemiya (* 1950), Mangaka
• Uke Yutaka , better known as Kai from the GazettE

Neighboring cities and communities

• Komatsushima

Web links

Commons : Tokushima  - collection of images, videos and audio files