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Shikoku is the smallest of the four large islands of Japan; the name ("four countries") refers to the fact that it formerly comprised four of the old kuni, corresponding to the modern prefectures of Kagawa, Kochi, Ehime, and Tokushima.
Kanji key
Shikoku | |
Kobe | |
Okayama | |
Hiroshima | |
Tokushima | |
Kochi |
Useful generic kanji
ken ("prefecture") | yama or -san (mountain or Mt.-) | ||
shi ("city") | kawa or gawa (river) | ||
machi or cho ("town") | shima or tou (island) | ||
mura or son ("village") | mizu-umi or -ko (lake) |
General map symbols
Expressway; access points with names ("IC" for 'interchange' in Japanese) | |
Other toll roads | |
National roads; route numbers | |
Other roads | |
Shinkansen ("bullet train") | |
Other railways | |
Ferry routes | |
Prefectural (ken) boundaries | |
Minor boundaries (cities, etc.) |
Prefectural capital | |
City offices | |
Minor offices (towns, etc.) | |
Buddhist temple | |
Shinto shrine | |
Castle ruins | |
Famous sites | |
Lighthouse | |
Onsen (hot springs) | |
or | Waterfall |
Airport | |
Port | |
Skiing | |
Maple viewing |