Shikoku

Shikoku しこく (四国) is the smallest of Japan's four main islands.^[1] About 4 million people live there, fewer than on any of the other main islands.

The island lies south of Honshu^[2] and east of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Strait. A bridge connects it to Honshu.

Farming is a very important business in Shikoku. Citrus fruits are an important product. Shikoku is the home of the 88 Temple Pilgrimage of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.

1. ↑ Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan (LOC),"Geography". Retrieved 2012-2-13.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Shikoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 857.