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Tokushima

American  
[taw-koo-shee-mah] / ˈtɔ kʊˈʃi mɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport on NE Shikoku, in SW Japan.


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Co–Editor-in-Chief Toshio Matsumoto of the University of Tokushima told Science that Keio University, where Iwamoto was a lecturer, has not responded to inquiries from the journal.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024

Mr Terada is not from Tokushima, so why did he pick the area?

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2022

Ms. Setouchi was born Harumi Mitani in Tokushima, on the island of Shikoku in southwestern Japan, on May 15, 1922.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

Born Harumi Setouchi in 1922 in the city of Tokushima on the southwestern main island of Shikoku, she debuted in 1957 and has since published more than 400 books.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021

Page 209 The difficulties of communication in Shikoku are so considerable that I was compelled to leave the two prefectures of Tokushima and Kochi unvisited.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson