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Kagawa , prefecture (1990 pop. 1,023,434), N Shikoku, Japan. Takamatsu is the capital. It is an agricultural region (rice, barley, wheat, mandarin oranges) with a mountainous and forested interior. The coast has fishing ports and salt-producing centers. Lacquer, work gloves, and fans are also produced in the prefecture.

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Kagawa, Shikoku/Japan A prefecture with a name meaning ‘River of Perfume’ from ka ‘perfume’ and kawa. With the area drained by numerous rivers, it is not known which one has given its name to the prefecture. However, according to legend, perfumed water flowed from the spot where an old birch tree stood in the upper stream of the Kotō River.

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