Shikoku
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Shikoku (四国) is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan, nestled underneath much larger Honshu. It is also the least populated of the four islands, with 4,063,000 people recorded living in its four prefectures of Ehime, Kagawa, Tokushima and Kochi (2006).[1] This is approximately 3% of the total population of Japan.
Shikoku is linked to various other parts of Japan by ferries and domestic flights, and bridges also connect the island to Honshu. Shikoku has an extensive network of roads and railway lines, allowing easy access to the major cities of Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Tokushima and Uwajima. The last of these is famous for its bullfighting festival (where bulls fight each other) and a fertility shrine.
Footnotes
- ↑ Japan Statistical Yearbook: 'Population by Prefecture 1920-2006'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.