Welcome to the Governor's Corner. My name is Iizumi Kamon, and I am the Governor of Tokushima Prefecture.

The world today is faced with a once in a hundred years economic crisis. In order to alleviate our citizens’ anxiety, we plan to take uninterrupted measures to turn this into an opportunity to take Tokushima’s strength to the maximum with a new growth strategy that will be the cornerstone of our future development. We will create a strong and vibrant Tokushima for tomorrow under the banner of “Tokushima – the Robust Prefecture”.

There are many tools for us to reach this goal. A veritable treasure chest of natural resources, Tokushima is home to rare cultural traditions and a range of fresh, healthy and safe food. Starting with Awa Ningyo Joruri, Awa indigo dye, Awa Odori, and other representatives of “Awa Culture”, we are going to transmit Tokushima’s appeal abroad. In the spirit of cooperative friendship we are taking every opportunity, such as with the creation of a charter flight between China’s Changsha Huanghua International Airport in Hunan, and our Awa Odori Airport, to promote Tokushima’s local charm.

Furthermore, the formation of the Union of Kansai Governments marks the first administrative body to cross prefectural boundaries, creating a new Japan of the Heisei era. Holding firmly onto the ideal that the true wisdom of Japan lies in regional areas, we aim to step up our efforts and stand at the forefront of proposing political strategies to the central government, and devote all our efforts to creating a Tokushima that can implement our citizens’ hopes and dreams for the future.

It is our hope that this homepage can be a place to introduce more of Tokushima’s unique qualities and the direction in which we are headed. We encourage you to take advantage of it to see and appreciate all that Tokushima has to offer, and enrich your time in our beautiful prefecture.