Shikoku | |
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Location ![]() | |
State | Japan |
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Surface | 18 803 km² |
Inhabitants | 4 128 476 (2006) |
Shikoku is one of the 4 major islands of the archipelago Japanese.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
![Map divided by regions](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Shikoku.png/450px-Shikoku.png)
Ehime Prefecture (愛媛 県) - Western area, formerly known as Iyo or 愛媛.
Kagawa Prefecture (香 川 県) - Northern area, formerly known as Sanuki or 讃 岐.
Kōchi Prefecture (高 知 県) - Southern area, formerly known as Tosa or 高 知.
Tokushima Prefecture (徳 島 県) - Eastern area, formerly known as Awa or 徳 島.
Urban centers
Other destinations
- Chief Ashizuri - A scenic headland at the southernmost point of Shikoku.
- Iya - A remote valley.
- Kotohira
- Mount Ishizuchi - The highest mountain on the island.
How to get
How to get around
What see
Itineraries
On the island there are 4 castles of the itinerary of the Castles of Japan.