Tokushima徳島県
Tokushima-ken, とくしまけん. The name ends in 県 (ken), prefecture.
Tokushima is eastern Shikoku. It is known for the Awa Odori dance festival and the Naruto whirlpools.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 徳島県
- Reading
- Tokushima-ken / とくしまけん
- Region
- Shikoku 四国
- Capital
- Tokushima 徳島市
- Population
- 719,559 (2020 census)
- Area
- 4,147 km²
- Density
- 174 people per km²
- Municipalities
- 24: 8 cities, 15 towns, and 1 village
- Designated cities
- None
- Districts (郡)
- 8
- Codes
- JIS 36, ISO 3166-2 JP-36
- Website
- www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp
- Tree
- Japanese bayberry ヤマモモ
- Flower
- sudachi blossom すだちの花
- Bird
- white egret シラサギ
The tree, flower, and bird are the prefectural symbols, chosen by ordinance. Every prefecture has all three.
The most populous municipalities
| Municipality | Population | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokushima City徳島市 | 252,391 | 191.39 | 35.1% |
| Anan City阿南市 | 69,470 | 279.25 | 9.7% |
| Naruto City鳴門市 | 54,622 | 135.66 | 7.6% |
| Yoshinogawa City吉野川市 | 38,772 | 144.14 | 5.4% |
| Komatsushima City小松島市 | 36,149 | 45.37 | 5.0% |
| Aizumi Town藍住町 | 35,246 | 16.27 | 4.9% |
| Awa City阿波市 | 34,713 | 191.11 | 4.8% |
| Mima City美馬市 | 28,055 | 367.14 | 3.9% |
| Ishii Town石井町 | 24,833 | 28.85 | 3.5% |
| Miyoshi City三好市 | 23,605 | 721.42 | 3.3% |
2020 census. Share is the municipality's part of the prefecture's population. The other 14 are listed below.
How an address here begins
徳島県徳島市…
Tokushima-ken, Tokushima-shi, …
The prefecture name is written first, then the municipality name. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map finds any address you paste into it.
Neighbouring prefectures
Every municipality in Tokushima市区町村
24 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Each has a page with its population, area, neighbours, and boundary on the map.
Cities市
Districts, with their towns and villages郡 町 村
A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. Each town and village in it is a government.
Questions about Tokushima
- Is Tokushima a city or a prefecture?
- Tokushima (徳島県) is a prefecture, one of Japan's 47. Tokushima City (徳島市) is a municipality inside it and its capital. On its own, the name usually means the city. With 県 on the end it means the prefecture.
- What is the capital of Tokushima?
- Tokushima City (徳島市). The prefectural office is there. It is also the largest municipality in the prefecture.
- What does 県 mean in 徳島県?
- 県 (ken) means prefecture. It is the ordinary word for prefecture, used by 43 of the 47. The other four are Tokyo (都), Hokkaidō (道), Osaka, and Kyoto (府), which are the same kind of government with a different word at the end of the name.
- How many municipalities are in Tokushima?
- 24: 8 cities, 15 towns, and 1 village. Each is a local government with its own mayor and assembly. The towns and villages are grouped into eight districts (郡), names used in addresses, not governments.
- What is the population of Tokushima?
- 719,559 at the 2020 census, on 4,147 km², which is 174 people per km². Tokushima is the 44th most populous of the 47 prefectures and the 36th largest by area.
- Which prefectures border Tokushima?
- Three prefectures: Kagawa (香川県), Ehime (愛媛県), and Kōchi (高知県). Borders across water are not counted.
- What region is Tokushima in?
- Shikoku (四国). A region is a customary grouping of prefectures, not a government, so Tokushima elects a governor and an assembly but the region elects nothing.
- How is Tokushima written in Japanese?
- 徳島県, read Tokushima-ken and written とくしまけん in hiragana. The last character, 県, is the word for prefecture, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Tokushima begin?
- With the prefecture name, then the municipality name: 徳島県徳島市… (Tokushima-ken, Tokushima-shi, …). After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
- What is the largest city in Tokushima?
- Tokushima City (徳島市), with 252,391 people at the 2020 census. It is also the capital. The three most populous municipalities are Tokushima City (徳島市, 252,391), Anan City (阿南市, 69,470), and Naruto City (鳴門市, 54,622).
- What are the symbols of Tokushima?
- The prefectural tree is the Japanese bayberry (ヤマモモ), the flower the sudachi blossom (すだちの花), and the bird the white egret (シラサギ). Tokushima chose them by ordinance, as every prefecture has.
Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map. Website and symbols: the prefecture's Japanese Wikipedia article, read in September 2026.