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Shikoku (the smallest of Japan's 4 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 industries are expected to spring up thanks to 2 recently
completed 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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Japan Regions