Tokushima City

Tokushima Prefecture · City

Prefectural capital

Official website Tokushima Prefecture page

Tokushima City, the prefectural capital, is the Hachisuka family's castle town (Tokushima Domain) at the mouth of the Yoshino River. It prospered from the indigo trade in the late Edo period. The summer Awa Odori draws people nationwide, and Mt. Bizan overlooks the river-filled "City of Water." The Omote-goten Garden at Tokushima Castle site is notable.

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Population: 240,957 109th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −4.5% 1,135th in Japanfrom 252,391 in 2020
Area: 192 km² 655th in Japan
Population density: 1,258 people/km² 301st in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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