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area of Shikoku is mountainous and sparsely populated. The only significant lowland is a small alluvial plain at Kochi, the prefectural capital. The area's mild winters stimulated some truck farming, specializing in growing out-of-season vegetables under plastic covering. Two crops of rice can be cultivated annually in the southern area. The pulp and paper industry took advantage of the abundant forests and hydroelectric

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