Kagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture  in the Shikoku region of Japan on the island of Shikoku.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Kagawa prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 446; Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO),  Kagawa Prefecture, Regional Information ; retrieved 2012-4-6. The capital city is Takamatsu.Nussbaum, "Takamatsu" at p. 934.

 History 
Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

Drought is common in Kagawa history.  For example, in 1973 the region was called "the Takamatsu desert".Berga, L. (2006).  Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century, Vol. 1, p. 41.

 Geography 
Kagawa is in the northeast part of Shikoku.  The prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture in the southwest. Tokushima Prefecture is in the south. Kagawa has a coastline with many small islands on the Seto Inland Sea across from Okayama Prefecture.

The prefecture built 17 dams between 1947 and 1974.

Cities
Higashikagawa
Kan'onji
Marugame
MitoyoSakaide
Sanuki
Takamatsu (capital)
Zentsūji

 Towns 

Towns and villages in each district:
Ayauta District
Ayagawa
Utazu
Kagawa District
NaoshimaKita District
Miki
Nakatado District
Kotohira
Mannō
TadotsuShōzu District
Shōdoshima
Tonoshō

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Shrines and Temples
Tamura jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.  
"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; retrieved 2012-2-9.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites

 http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/foreigner.shtml ; http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/