Tokushima (city)
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| The Gejo-bashi bridge and site of the Ote-mon gate at Tokushima castle | |||||
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| Kanji | 徳島市 | ||||
| Hiragana | とくしまし | ||||
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Tokushima is on Shikoku island at the mouth of the Yoshino River.[2]
History
Tokushima is a former castle town (joka-machi) of the Hachisuka clan.[2]
Timeline
- 1586 – Castle build by Hachisuka
- 1889 – Modern city created
- 1945 - Most of the city is destroyed by US bombers
Tokushima (city) Media
Alphanumeral road sign for Tokushima Expressway (Tokushima − Naruto), Takamatsu Expressway and Matsuyama Expressway (Kawanoe − Matsuyama)
Alphanumeral road sign for Hiwasa Road, Kitagawa-Nahari Road, Kōchi-Tōbu Expressway, etc.
Tokushima Station Bus Terminal
Awa Dancing Festival, well-known Bon Festival
statue of Hachisuka Iemasa
References
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Tokushima |
- http://www.city.tokushima.tokushima.jp/english/index.html Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Tokushima (city) at OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 34°4′N 134°33′E / 34.067°N 134.550°E
