Anan

Anan is a city in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, and the easternmost municipality on the island of Shikoku. According to its English Wikipedia article it had an estimated population of 70,285 in 2022 and covers 279.25 square kilometres. The eastern side faces the Kii Channel and the Pacific Ocean and forms the northern end of Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park. The city sits at the mouth of the Naka River, the longest river in the prefecture, and the Kuwano River also runs through it. It has two main urban centres, one of them the port district of Tachibana. Anan was traditionally known for edible bamboo shoots and bamboo products, and in modern times it has been associated with Nichia, a global maker of LEDs and electronic materials. The city was formed on 1 May 1958 by the merger of two towns.