Let me introduce myself. My name is Yasuhiro Shinohara. I was born in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture on 2 ,14, 1980. Iam a second year student at Kagawa Junior Collge. My major is management and information. My hobby is soccer.
@Takamatsu is the capital of kagawa Prefecture, which has tadionally been called the gateway to Shikoku, with the whole land of the prefecture jutting out into the Seto Inland Sea like a porch.
JR Takamatsu Station next to Takamatsu Harbor is the terminal of the Kotoku Line for Tokushima Pref., the Yosan Line for Ehime Pref. and the Dosan Line for Kochi Pref., while serving as the bus terminal to Tokushima, Matsuyama and Kochi City. Takamatsu Chikko just opposite JR Station is the terminal of Kotoden trams to and from Kotohira, the seat of `Kompira-san'.
The New Takamatsu Airport handles non-stop flights to and from@r Cj D
Another place in Takamatsu approriate as a gateway to Shikoku is the Takamatsu Heike Monogatari Historical Museum Ό½Ζ¨κπjΟ that features not only the famous historical literture called Heike Monogatari but also about 50 great historical figures closely associated with Shikoku or native to Shikoku .
Takamatsu became the capital in 1587 with the advent of Lord Ikoma I as governor of Sanuki Province. The castle he built on the harbor was succeeded by 4 generations of his descendants, and then by 11generations of Matsudaira lords, governing Takamatsu Province with a fief of 120,000 koku.