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Ōshima 大島

Population 731 (2010)Area 7.45 km² (2.88 mi²)Fukuoka Prefecture
Ōshima
Ōshima (大島)Photo: そらみみ (Soramimi) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Island groupGenkai Sea
PrefectureFukuoka
RegionKyushu
MunicipalityŌshima, Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture
Population731 (2010)
Area7.45 km² (2.88 mi²)
Highest point224 m
Coordinates33.90222° N, 130.42414° E

Getting there: the article below outlines this island's usual ferry and flight routes. Timetables change with the season and sailings are cancelled in rough weather — always confirm the current schedule with the operator or the municipality before you travel.

The island is about seven and a half kilometers in area. It's one of Sevenura's cults, and there are shrines to Okinawan shrines and shrines. The catch phrase is "The Island of Divine Protection."

Geography

It's located about six and a half kilometers northwest of Kajiji main. There is a land island about five kilometers east of the sea. It's an island with land and Okinawa, where the sea on the west side of the island is the sea on the east side. The area is 7.17 kilometers in area and in Fukuoka's remote islands. Many of the islands are hilly and steep. It's the highest point on the island. The housing complex is concentrated around the perimeter of these ports.

History

It was incorporated into the shrine on March 28, 2005. There were also substations, such as observation stations, underground ammunition, and portable 150-centimeters, and power plants. After the war, cannons have been removed, but there are other things left to do, such as the stand. 2017) In July, Tokyo and Okinawan shrines were registered as part of the World Heritage Group as part of the "The Island in God."

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Religious facilities

On the top of the mountain is the Miyagi, which is located at the entrance of the exhibition hall and in the inner courtyard of the Miyagi. In ancient times, it was the festival site of Nakasuke. There's a company called Manjidama Star near here, and it's believed that there's a local place where Japan's legend of the Seven Evenings is born. Near the port are the second daughter of the statue and the shrine of the shrine, the shrine of the goddess, the goddess of the fertility goddess. On the north side is the "Santa Temple of Okinawa" to worship the Okinawan shrine of Okinawa. In the late Edo period, it was established to worship Okinawa, where women are banned. I can't see cloudy or rainy days, but on a sunny day, I can see the island in the distance. These two sites are registered in World Heritage as an asset to the worship of the God Islands and to the associated estates of Okinawan islands. It's the course of Orle, Kyushu.

Main facility

Department - XQ 186X Control Center. School - XXQ 186X School.

It's a tourist attraction

A sea experience facility where fish and sea animals can be caught. Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, and Japan. I'm going to have to take care of my two sisters. Iseyama - at the top of the island's highest mountain - is the Shinto shrine. The top of the mountain has become an epic platform. The grave of the Hierarchy - the person who is a priest is supposed to spend the night here. The Little Island of Dreams - the small island on the eastern side of the island covered with pine. In the days of the room town, the choir singer has visited this place to sing Japanese songs. It's only possible to get close to the low tide. A warm beach bath - a beach bath place near Little Island in a dream. I'm going to show you how to do it. I'm going to do it. The shrine of Okinawa, the divine island of Okinawa, is a shrine to worship. Windmill Hall - at the best spot on the island, you can see Okinawan Island on a sunny day. There's underground ammunition and obscurators left. The Japanese Sea War and the Dead have been erected. You can experience riding. Kanzaki - is in the northwest corner of the island. At the end is a monument set up by the old Army Department. It was named after a legend in Kasaki and where the Great Emperor of the gods flew on horses and on islands. There are a lot of drinking holes in the rock. It's known as a landscape. There's a hidden Christian legend.

A hotel

There are several residential and tourist houses on the island.

The festival

It's the festival that tells of the beginning of Tajima Live Festival, the Great Festival of Falltimes of the Religions. The three goddesses are together once a year.

Industrial

The fishing industry is central, but there are small farms, and sweet summers, amok and sea salts are known as special products.

Land traffic

In addition to being laid in a central settlement around the Ferry terminal in the southeastern part of the island, there are roads to central and coastal areas. As a public traffic, AIon demandobus has been in operation since October 2025, and meeting points have been set up in residential areas and tourist facilities. You can also rent the Renta cycle on the ferry terminal. It was replaced by the above-mentioned "Hurry and Taxis," which were carried by the tourist bus traveling around the island from 2017 to 2017.

Water traffic

Every two hours during the day, one of them is driven. As for navigation time, refer to the Kasemite website. There are also civilian sea taxis and so on. Traffic to Kaji Bay. I'm going to get on the train from JR Kagoshima Station to Toyoshima Station. Or from the same-same-sized station, we'll take a common bus to the Predo-T-G03 station and take a ride. In the case of my car, it's 19 kilometers from Kyushu's car. 17 kilometers from the Saga Interchange. There's a paid parking lot in Kanno Bay. (A reservation on the shipping of a private car and a motorcycle.)

Text adapted from the Japanese Wikipedia article 大島 (福岡県), whose full text was translated into English for this guide by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population, area and location facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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