Matsushige Town

Tokushima Prefecture · Town

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Matsushige Town lies between Tokushima City and Naruto City and has Tokushima Airport (Tokushima Awaodori Airport), a gateway to Tokushima. The town was developed by reclaiming the delta at the mouth of the Yoshino River, and sweet potatoes, lotus root, and pears are grown. A museum of ningyo joruri puppet theater is also here.

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Population: 14,079 1,034th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −3.5% 1,246th in Japanfrom 14,583 in 2020
Area: 14.34 km² 1,640th in Japan
Population density: 982 people/km² 358th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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