Shikoku Region
Shikoku (the smallest of Japan’s four main islands) along with various satellite islands constitute this region, which spreads across the Inland Sea. The high, steep mountains serve as a limit to farming and habitation, and there is little large-scale industry. However, new development has been spurred by completion of two chains of bridges (Seto Ohashi) that link Shikoku with Honshu. The climate on the Pacific side of Shikoku is subtropical. Naruto Strait, connecting Tokushima Prefecture and Awajishima, in Hyogo Prefecture, is well known for its large whirlpools.
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