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    Shikoku (四国, Shikoku, lit. 'four provinces'), Japanese pronunciation: [ɕikokɯ] is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is 225 km or 139.8 mi...
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    The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路, Shikoku Henro) or Shikoku Junrei (四国巡礼) is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai...
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    The Shikoku Inu (四国犬, Shikoku-ken) or Kōchi-ken (高知犬) is a Japanese breed of dog from Shikoku island. It was designated by Japan as a culturally important...
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  • The Shikoku Electric Power Company (四国電力, Shikoku Denryoku, "Yonden" for short) is the electric provider for the 4 prefectures of the Shikoku island in...
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  • Shikoku (死国, "Land of The Dead") is a 1999 Japanese supernatural thriller film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki and written by Kunimi Manda and Takenori...
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    The Shikoku Railway Company (四国旅客鉄道株式会社, Shikoku Ryokaku Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as JR Shikoku (JR四国, Jei-āru Shikoku), is the smallest...
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    The Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project (本州四国連絡橋, Honshū-Shikoku Renraku-kyō) is a system of bridges connecting the islands of Honshu and Shikoku across the...
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    The Shikoku dialects (四国方言, Shikoku hōgen) are a group of the Japanese dialects spoken on Shikoku. The Shikoku dialects are: Awa dialect (Tokushima Prefecture...
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  • Shikoku Kōsoku Bus Co., Ltd. (四国高速バス株式会社, Shikoku Kōsoku Basu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a bus company in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The company operates only...
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  • Shikoku Cable (四国ケーブル, Shikoku Kēburu) is a transportation company on Shikoku, Japan. Headquartered in Takamatsu, Kagawa, the company operates a funicular...
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    country's 47 prefectures. Of the four main islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing the Satsunan...
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    Shikoku Gakuin University (四国学院大学, Shikoku gakuin daigaku) is a private university in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded...
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    express electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Shikoku, Japan, since 1992. Ishizuchi Shiokaze As of 1 October...
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    The Invasion of Shikoku (四国平定, Shikoku heitei) was a conflict of the Sengoku period of Japan fought between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Chōsokabe Motochika...
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    Shikoku Mura (四国村) is an open-air architectural park in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It houses over twenty buildings from around Shikoku dating...
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    Shikokuchūō (redirect from Shikoku Chuo)
    Shikokuchūō (四国中央市, Shikokuchūō-shi, lit. "Central Shikoku City") is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of August 31, 2022[update], the city...
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    1978–88, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project connecting Honshū and Shikoku islands and the only one to carry rail traffic. The...
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    Shikoku Facula is a region of bright material on Saturn's moon Titan. Shikoku was first seen in Cassini images taken in October 2004 and has been observed...
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    Shikoku Broadcasting (Japanese: 四国放送, Rōmaji: Shikoku Hōsō) is a radio and TV station based in Tokushima, Japan. It is affiliated to the Nippon News Network...
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    islands; it refers to the main islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku. From 1943 until the end of the Pacific War, Karafuto Prefecture (south...
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    Shikoku Aquarium (四国水族館, Shikoku Suizokukan)The Japanese public aquarium is located in Utazu, Kagawa Prefecture. The aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent...
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    Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits...
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    Shikoku Karst Prefectural Natural Park (四国カルスト県立自然公園, Shikoku Karusuto kenritsu shizen-kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Ehime Prefecture, Japan...
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    Shikoku Saburo Bridge is a bridge in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku that spans the Yoshino River. It joins Ojin-cho on the north of the river to Fudouhigashi-cho...
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    sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway...
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    Shikoku: Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime and Kōchi. Source: Shikoku League Website "2024 Team list". www.shikoku-sl.net. Retrieved 18 February 2024. Shikoku...
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    Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and thousands of smaller islands, covering around 380,000 square...
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    prefecture. Takamatsu is located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The city is located in the Takamatsu Plain, which is part of the Sanuki...
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    train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in Shikoku, Japan. Seven 2-car sets were introduced in 2003 by JR Shikoku along with the JR West...
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    The Shikoku Mountains (Japanese: 四国山地) are a mountain range that runs from east to west in the central part of the Shikoku in Japan. The length of the...
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