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  Name Kagawa
  JapaneseName &#39321&#24029&#30476 ''Kagawa-ken''
  Symbol PrefSymbol-Kagawapng
  Capital Takamatsu
  Region Shikoku
  Island Shikoku
  TotalArea 1,86170
  AreaRank 47<sup>th</sup>
  PCWater 28
  PopDate 2000
  Population 1,022,843
  PopRank 40<sup>th</sup>
  Density 549
  Districts 5
  Municipalities 17
  ISOCode JP-37
  Flower Olive (''Olea europaea'')
  Tree Olive tree (''Olea europaea'')
  Bird Oriental Cuckoo (''Cuculus poliocephalus'')
  Map Japan_kagawa_map_smallpng
  Website wwwprefkagawajp/ (Japanese)


is located on Shikoku Island , Japan . The capital is Takamatsu .


HISTORY


Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province .


GEOGRAPHY


Kagawa comprises the northeast corner of Shikoku, bordering Ehime Prefecture on the west and Tokushima Prefecture on the south, with a coastline on the Seto Inland Sea facing Okayama Prefecture and the Kansai .

Kagawa is currently the smallest prefecture, by area, in Japan. Osaka Prefecture held that title, until Kansai International Airport was reclaimed from the ocean in the early 1990's, pushing its land area slightly above Kagawa's. Kagawa is a relatively narrow prefecture between the mountains of Shikoku and the sea.


Cities

8 cities are located on Kagawa Prefecture.


Towns


These are the towns and villages in each District .


Mergers

(as of March 21, 2006)











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CULTURE



TOURISM


There is a banzai garden near the downtown area of Takamatsu. Takamatsu is also the Udon noodle capital of Japan, so eating some is a definite must. If you are into record collecting, there are some wonderful record shops in downtown Takamatsu.


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MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

The novel Battle Royale by Koushun Takami was set in the fictional town of Shiroiwa ('Castle Rock') in the Kagawa Prefecture. The also fictional island much of the novel is set on is in the Seto Inland Sea.


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