Shozu District
Shōzu is a district in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan that covers the towns of Shōdoshima and Tonoshō. The district includes the islands of Shōdoshima, Teshima, and nearby small islands in the Seto Inland Sea.- Type: district of Japan
- Description: district in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Azuki-gun”, “Shōdo”, “Shōdo-gun”, “Shōzu District, Kagawa”, and “Shozu-gun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shodoshima and Shinnakayama-ike Dam.
Shodoshima
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Shōdoshima or Shōdo Island is an island located in the Inland Sea of Japan. The name means "Island of Small Beans". There are two towns on the island: Tonoshō and Shōdoshima, composing the district of Shōzu.
Shinnakayama-ike Dam
Reservoir
Shinnakayama-ike is an earthfill dam located in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 4.3 km2. The dam impounds about 6 ha of land when full and can store 600 thousand cubic meters of water.
Nakayama-ike Dam
Reservoir
Nakayama-ike Dam is an earthfill dam located in Kagawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.5 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 72 thousand cubic meters of water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shodoshima and Tonosho.
Shodoshima
Town
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Shōdoshima is a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, with a population of 13,646. The town was established in 2006 and covers various ports and communities on the eastern half of Shōdoshima, the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea. Shodoshima is situated 6 km east of Shozu District.
Tonosho
Town
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Tonoshō is a town and port in Shōzu District, Kagawa, Japan, with a population of 12,915. The town lies on the west coast of the island of Shōdoshima—the second-largest island in the Seto Inland Sea—and it is the main passenger access for the island. Tonosho is situated 6 km west of Shozu District.
Shozu District
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shozu District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة شوزو”
- Catalan: “districte de Shōzu”
- Catalan: “Districte de Shōzu”
- Cebuano: “Shōzu-gun”
- Chinese: “小豆郡”
- Czech: “okres Šózu”
- Dutch: “Shōzu District”
- French: “district de Shōzu”
- French: “District de Shōzu”
- German: “Shōzu”
- Hungarian: “Sózu körzet”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Shōzu, Kagawa”
- Italian: “Distretto di Shōzu”
- Japanese: “しょうずぐん”
- Japanese: “小豆郡”
- Korean: “쇼즈군”
- Malay: “Daerah Shōzu, Kagawa”
- Malay: “Daerah Shōzu”
- Polish: “Powiat Shōzu”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Shõzu”
- Russian: “Округ Шёйдзу”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Shōzu”
- Thai: “อำเภอโชซุ”
- Ukrainian: “Повіт Шьодзу”
- Vietnamese: “Shōzu (huyện)”
- Vietnamese: “Shōzu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tonogawa Dam and Ikeda Kō.
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