Tokushima, city, southwestern Japan, eastern Shikoku Island, capital of Tokushima Prefecture, on Kii Channel, near the mouth of the Yoshino River. A road and rail hub and a port, it also has shipping facilities at the nearby port of Komatsushima. Tokushima is a center for the manufacture of cotton textiles, machinery, bambooware, wood products, and sake. The University of Tokushima (1949) is here. A park in the city is the site of the feudal castle of the Hochisuka family. The annual Awa Dance festival is well known. Population (1999) 263,358.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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