徳島(とくしま)

とくしま
noun (proper)
Tokushima (city and prefecture in Shikoku)
proper-nounplace-namegeography
1. Tokushima; prefecture and city in Shikoku
A prefecture in the east of 四国(しこく), and its capital city. It is best known for the 阿波踊(あわおど)り dance festival in August, the whirlpools of 鳴門(なると), and its long history of indigo dyeing.
徳島(とくしま)は四国(しこく)にある。
Tokushima is in Shikoku.
夏(なつ)に徳島(とくしま)で阿波踊(あわおど)りを見(み)た。
I watched the Awa Odori dance in Tokushima in the summer.
徳島(とくしま)は昔(むかし)から藍染(あいぞ)めが盛(さか)んで、「阿波(あわ)藍(あい)」として知(し)られている。
Tokushima has long been a center of indigo dyeing, known as Awa indigo.

Usage

  • 徳島(とくしま) names both the city and the prefecture; 徳島県(とくしまけん) and 徳島市(とくしまし) make it explicit.

Related words

  • 阿波(あわ): the old province name, still used in 阿波踊(あわおど)り and 阿波(あわ)藍(あい)
  • 鳴門(なると): the city known for its whirlpools in the strait to Awaji Island
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