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徳島県
Tokushima
9 events
Prehistoric
Late Yayoi – early Kofun period
People mine cinnabar at Wakasugiyama
Across periods
Heian period onward (88 temples first listed in 1687)
The Shikoku pilgrimage of 88 temples takes shape
1445–1903
Awa indigo dominates Japan's market
Sengoku
16th century – 1582
The Miyoshi clan rises from Shōzui in Awa
1585
Hachisuka Iemasa becomes lord of Awa and builds Tokushima Castle
Edo
Edo period onward
Awa Odori grows out of the castle town's Bon dances
Meiji
1880
Tokushima Prefecture is re-established
Modern
1917–1920
German prisoners of war are held at the Bandō camp
Contemporary
1946
The Shōwa Nankai earthquake and tsunami strike Shikoku
Nearby
Kagawa
Ehime
Kochi
Hyogo