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New page: '''Kagawa Prefecture''' (香川県) is a Japanese prefecture on Shikoku Island. The capital of Kagawa Prefecture is Takamatsu. ==History== Kagawa Prefecture, before the [[Han...

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'''Kagawa Prefecture''' (香川県) is a [[Japanese]] prefecture on [[Shikoku]] Island. The capital of Kagawa Prefecture is [[Takamatsu]].

==History==

Kagawa Prefecture, before the [[Han System]] was abolished, was known as Sanuki Province. Following the [[Meiji Restoration]]’s changes, the province was made part of [[Ehime Prefecture]] before Kagawa Prefecture was officially formed in December of 1888.

==Region==

Located in the Northeast corner of [[Shikoku]], Kagawa is bordered on the west by Ehime Prefecture, on the south by [[Tokushima Prefecture]], the [[Sanuki Mountains]] also along the south, and across the [[Seto Inland Sea]], faces [[Okayama Prefecture]]. Currently, Kagawa Prefecture is the smallest of Japan’s prefectures, and is relatively narrow, sandwiched in between Shikoku and the sea.

==Cities==

Cities located in Kagawa Prefecture include the following:

*[[Higashikagawa]]
*[[Mitoyo]]
*[[Takamatsu]]
*[[Kan’oji]]
*[[Sakaide]]
*[[Zentsuji]]
*[[Marugame]]
*[[Sanuki]]

==Districts and Towns==

Districts and towns located in Kagawa Prefecture include the following:

*[[Ayauta District]] – Ayagawa, Utazu
*[[Kita District]] – Miki
*[[Shozu District]] – Shodoshima, Tonosho
*[[Kagawa District]] – Naoshima
*[[Nakatado District]] – Kotohira, Manno, Tadotsu

==Attractions==

Various attractions located within Kagawa Prefecture include the [[Kotohira Shrine]], [[Shodo Island]], [[Marugame Castle]], [[Takamatsu Castle]], [[Ritsurin Park]], [[Megijima]], and [[Goshikidai]].

==External Links==

*[http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/foreigner.shtml Official Homepage, Kagawa Prefecture] (English)

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Kagawa Prefecture - Revision history

Japan2000: New page: '''Kagawa Prefecture''' (香川県) is a Japanese prefecture on Shikoku Island. The capital of Kagawa Prefecture is Takamatsu. ==History== Kagawa Prefecture, before the [[Han...