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History of Tokushima


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The Short Term Women's College in Tokushima is opened, later reformed into Shikoku University.

�    1961 July - The Lesser Naruto Bridge is opened in the Lesser Naruto Straits.

�    1963 April - The Tokushima Municipal Culture Center is completed.

�    1963 July - A new thermal electric power plant is created in Anan.

�    1967 January - Construction of the Tokushima Airport terminal is completed.

�    1970 August - Construction of the Koboke Dam on the Yoshino River is terminated.

�    1972 January - Use of a railway connecting the towns of Itano and Kamiita is terminated.

�    1972 July - Construction of Route 11 over the Yoshino River Ohashi is completed.

�    1973 April - A railway is opened connecting the Mugi and Kaifu regions.

�    1974 October - Tokushima-born Takeo Miki is elected as Prime Minister of Japan.

�    1975 March - Construction of the Ikeda Dam over the Yoshino River is completed.

�    1976 July - A ceremony is held to celebrate the beginning of construction for the Onaruto Bridge.

�    1981 October - The National University Naruto Kyoiku Daigaku is opened.

�    1982 August - Ikeda Highschool takes first place in the 64th National Baseball Championships.

�    1985 March - Use of the Komatsushima trainline is stopped.

�    1985 The Onaruto Bridge, connecting Tokushima and Hyogo Prefectures, is completed.

�    1989 May - The 40th National Planting Festival is held in the Kamiyama Shirin Park.

�    1990 January - Plans for a seaside park in Tokushima City are called off.

�    1990 November - Construction of the Bunka no Mori park area is completed, and the
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