(2001 pop. 4.2 million). Shikoku is located in the southwest part of the Japanese archipelago, facing the Seto Inland Sea between Honshu and Kyushu. It is the smallest of Japan's four main islands, with an area of 18,808 square kilometers. It is...

This article is about the island. For the dog breed, see Shikoku (dog). For the 1999 Japanese film, see Shikoku (film). Shikoku (四国, Shikoku? "four countries") is the smallest (225km long and between 50km and 150km wide) and least populous...