Tokushima, Tokushima

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The Gejo-bashi bridge and site of the Ote-mon gate at Tokushima castle

Tokushima (徳島市 Tokushima-shi?) is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture in Japan.[1]

Tokushima is on Shikoku island at the mouth of the Yoshino River.[2]

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History [change]

Tokushima is a former castle town (joka-machi) of the Hachisuka clan.[2]

Timeline [change]

  • 1586 – Castle build by Hachisuka
  • 1889 – Modern city created
  • 1945 - Most of the city is destroyed by US bombers

References [change]

  1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tokushima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 980.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nussbaum, "Tokushima" at p. 980.

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