Island Spots in Japan
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- Enoshima
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4.51094 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Kanagawa Pref. Fujisawashi Enoshima
- Enoshima is a tied island connected to the mainland via a sandbar. Known for its picturesque scenery since ancient times, the island is also home to Enoshima-jinja Shrine and numerous other historic Shinto shrines. Sightseeing spots have continued to accrue on the island over time, including the Samuel Cocking Garden as well as a stone monument dedicated to the 1964 Olympics. The Enoshima Sea Candle lighthouse, which is lit up beautifully at night, is a more recent addition. In times past and today, Enoshima remains a popular tourist destination visited by countless travelers.
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Was looking for lunch on the way to Fujigawaguchiko and we hit this town. A seaside area with much to see and eat. A day trip for those from Tokyo seems viable but I was driving so can’t comment much...
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- Awaji Island
- Travel / Tourism
- Hyogo Prefecture Awaji City, Kushimoto City, Minamiawaji City
- An island located on the eastern side of the Seto Inland Sea. The island is famous for the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, and for the Naruto whirlpools, said to be the biggest whirlpools in the world. There's also a hot spring district with numerous bathhouses and inns where visitors can stay or enjoy a day trip at the baths. The island is known as Miketsu-kuni (a food treasure trove) known for having supplied numerous tasty foodstuffs and dishes to the Imperial court since ancient times. The island's Awaji beef, the progenitor breed of famous Matsusaka beef, strikes an exquisite balance between rich fat and meat. Japanese spiny lobster, an exquisite delicacy, is in season on the island from summer through fall.
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- Okunoshima Island
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- Hiroshima Pref. Takeharashi Tadanoumichou
- A small island four kilometers in circumference located within the boundaries of Setonaikai National Park. Known as Rabbit Island due to the 1,000 wild rabbits which inhabit it, Okunoshima is visited by large numbers of domestic and international tourists seeking to be soothed by the sight of these cute bunnies. There are also many rabbit-themed statues on the island which make for popular photo spots. At the same time, the island was the location of a poison gas plant operated by the former Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and today many remnants of the army's facilities still stand. The Okunoshima Poison Gas Museum presents materials from that time period in an effort to convey to current generations the terror of war and the importance of peace.
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- Nagannu Island
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4.0120 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Okinawa Pref. Shimajiriguntokashikison Maejima
- This small island is about 20 minutes from Naha by boat. You can enjoy snorkeling, diving, and other marine activities. The white sands of the beach, formed from coral fragments, stand in beautiful contrast to the emerald green of the sea. Showers and bathrooms are available as well, allowing you to enjoy the pristine natural surroundings to the fullest.
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Short ferry ride which is good. Beach is clean and water crystal clear. If you enjoy snorkeling and marine life, this is not the right place. You will only see dull and dying corals with little...
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- Shodoshima Island
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- Kodo-cho, Shodojima-cho, Shodo-gun, Kagawa prefecture
- Floating in the Seto Inland Sea with its groves of olive trees, Shodoshima Island was also the stage for Sakae Tsuboi’s novel, Twenty Four Eyes. There is a whole host of things to do on the island including the Twenty Four Eyes Movie Village, the Olive Park, and the Nakayamano Tanada (terraced rice paddies), known as one of the best 100 rice terraced fields in Japan.
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- Jogashima Island
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- Kanagawa Pref. Miurashi Misakimachi Jougashima
- Jogashima Island is located at the southern tip of the Miura Peninsula. It's the largest natural island in Kanagawa Prefecture. A habitat for Japanese cormorants, pelagic cormorants, and eastern reef herons, it's been designated a prefectural Natural Monument. Jogashima Prefectural Park occupies the eastern half of the island and is known for its daffodils. Many people visit in January when the island holds its Daffodil Festival. Yae daffodils are at their peak during this time, and there are also performances of kaibo jinya drumming and soran-bushi. They sell special items like jinyajiru soup too.
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- Nokonoshima Island
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- Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashinishiku Noko island
- Located in the middle of Hakata Bay, Nokonoshima is an island that can be reached in about 10 minutes by ferry from Fukuoka City Meinohama’s Noko ferry landing. It is a picturesque island where visitors are able to enjoy flowers from all four seasons, and is full of fascinating historical structures such as the “Sota Kofun-gun” tombs built around the seventh century, and the “Shishigaki” which is a relic of the Edo period deer-hunting grounds. The island’s circumference is approximately 12 kilometers. Nokoshima Island Park is great for cycling, offering beautiful views of the ocean as well as various flowers blooming in profusion such as rapeseed, sunflowers, cosmos and daffodils.
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- Rosoku-jima (Candle Island)
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4.541 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shimane Okinoshimacho Shiro
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The island was located 20 meters from the cliff, and people should access to the island by boats if you want to see the island with sunset. When weather is fine, people can see the island which looks...
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- Nushima
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4.037 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Hyogo Minami-awaji-shi Nushima
- The island is located about 4,600 meters south of Awaji Island in the northwestern part of the Kii Channel and is part of the Setonaikai National Park. There are spots associated with the myth, such as Onokoro Shrine, which enshrines Izanagi and Izanami, and Kami-tachigami Iwa, a 30-meter-high rock shaped like a halberd and said to be the "Pillar of Heaven.
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淡路島の南方にある周囲9.53ｋｍほどの勾玉形をした島。 淡路島の南方にある土生港から出てる沼島汽船で島に向かいました。 この島を訪れた目的は、ここが国産み神話においてイザナミ・イザナギの二神が天上の天浮橋に立って、天沼矛で青海原をかき回し、その矛を引き上げたところ、矛の先から滴り落ちる潮が凝り固まって一つの島となった「オノゴロ島」の伝承地の一つだからです。 日本中の神話の地をいろいろ訪問して...
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- Kouri Island
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- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Kouri
- Kouri Island is located north of the main island of Okinawa, Yagaji Island. It is surrounded by emerald green seas, with a circumference of about eight kilometers. In 2005, the Kouri Bridge opened to connect the island with Yagaji Island, becoming a remote island that could now be reached by car from the main island. There are old houses and fields of sugar cane on the island, and the original Okinawan landscape remains remarkably unchanged. From ancient times, it has been given the names, “Love Island” and “God’s Island”, so there are also a lot of couples who visit this island.
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- Kino Matsushima
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4.049 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Wakayama Higashimuro-gun Nachikatsuuracho Katsuura
- The boarding location for this tour boat is located approximately a five-minute walk from the JR Kii-Katsuura Station. It visits the unusual rock formations scattered outside Katsuura Port. The name, Kinomatsushima, refers to the beauty of the location, which is comparable to that of Matsushima, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan. Customers can board two types of tour boat and visit around the unusual shaped islands such as the Camel rock which has the camel-like hump as the name suggests, the Lion Island with green bushes on the top which looks like mane of a lion , the Cave of Tsurushima Island, the Yamanari Island where Taira no Koremori is said to have drowned himself. The course of the tour boats may change depending on the season and weather.
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I was snapping photos, hoping some came out while shooting into the sun, but the landscape was outstanding.
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- Himakajima Island
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- Aichi Pref. Chitagunminamichitachou Himakajima
- This remote island is located in the Mikawa-wan Quasi-National Park, in Mikawa Bay, Minamichita-cho, Chita County, Aichi Prefecture. It is famous as an island of octopus and blowfish, where visitors can enjoy eating fresh seafood. In addition, every year from May to September, visitors can enjoy events such as dolphin petting and various other activities.
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- Gunkanjima Island
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- Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Takashimamachi Hashima
- Located in the middle of Nagasaki Bay, Hashima Island is known by the nickname Gunkanjima Island (literally, Battleship Island). Coal was discovered on the island in 1810, and after that, it was operated for full-scale coal mining by the Mitsubishi Corporation from 1890. The island flourished as it supported Japan’s modernization from the Meiji period to the Showa period, but with the closing of the mine in 1974, the island’s residents left and it became a deserted island. Now it is possible to land on the island with a guided tour and conduct sightseeing. In 2015, Meiji Japan’s industrial revolution heritage sites including Gunkanjima Island were registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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- Shika Island
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- Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihigashiku Shikashima
- An island joined to the mainland by a strip of land piercing the middle of the sea on the northern side of Hakata Bay in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City. The island can be reached via the Uminonakamichi Bridge or by municipal ferry leaving from Hakata Wharf. Island highlights include Shikaumi Shrine, dedicated to an ocean god. The island is also famous for the Kin-in (Gold seal) discovered in 1784 and now designated a National Treasure.
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- Engetsu Island (Takashima)
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- Wakayama Pref. Nishimurogunshirahamachou
- Engetsu Island, officially named “Takashima” and locally seen as a symbol of Shirahama, is a small island floating off Rinkaiura Beach. The island is 130 meters long north to south, 35 meters east to west, and is 25 meters tall at its highest point. The island has come to be known as Engetsu, meaning “full moon,” due to the round, full moon-like hole in the center of the island which has formed due to marine erosion. Also a well-known the beauty of its sunset, the island as been selected as having one of the 100 best sunsets in Wakayama Prefecture. Sunset occurs around 6:30 pm in summer and 4:30 pm in winter. During the spring and autumn equinox, visitors can enjoy the site of the setting sun passing perfectly through the island’s hole.
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- Tomogashima
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- Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Kada
- The general name for the four islands, Jinoshima, Torajima, Kamishima, and Okinoshima, between Wakayama Prefecture and Awajishima Island. On the uninhabited Okinoshima there are the remains of numerous forts giving it a look similar to the animated movie “Laputa: Castle in the Sky.” The azure sea surrounding the islands is beautiful and the walking course is popular.
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- Yoronjima
- Travel / Tourism
- Kagoshima Oshima-gun Yoroncho
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- Miyako Island
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- Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi
- Miyako Island is located about 300 kilometers southwest of the main island of Okinawa. It has picturesque scenery such as the cape of Higashi-hennazaki and the Ikema Ohashi Bridge and its contrast of the cobalt blue seas and the white sandy beaches is beautiful. Also, in the northern district of Miyako Island is “Yabiji”, which is regarded as Japan’s largest coral reef community, and is popular as a diving and a snorkeling spot.
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- Ishigaki Island
- Travel / Tourism
- Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture
- It is the third largest island in Okinawa Prefecture, after the main island of Okinawa and Iriomote Island. Ishigaki Island is the economic, tourism and transportation center of the Yaeyama Islands, and departures to travel around the remote islands are from Ishigaki Island. There are many souvenir shops and restaurants in the town areas, on the one hand, you will also be able to experience Okinawan culture while in the suburbs as you can enjoy many types of subtropical trees, cobalt blue seas and white sandy beaches.
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- Sarushima Island
- Travel / Tourism
- Kanagawa Pref. Yokosukashi Sarushima 1
- Located off the city of Yokosuka, uninhabited Sarushima Island is the largest natural island in Tokyo Bay. The city of Yokosuka has set aside most of the island as Sarushima Park, where visitors can enjoy outdoor leisure activities, such as swimming, fishing, and barbecuing. The ten-minute ferry ride to the island leaves from Mikasa Pier.
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