Awashima Island (other)

	Awashima Island (other) Awashima island may refer to: * Awashima Island, Kagawa * Awashima Island, Niigata, where the village of Awashimaura, Niigata is located * Awashima Island, Shizuoka, host of the Awashima Marine Park and linked to Numazu by the Awashima Kaijō Ropeway The is Japanese aerial lift line in Numazu, Shizuoka, Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, operated by . On , the former deserted island off the shore of Numazu, the Awashima Marine Park developed a resort with the same name, which includes a hot ... {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Awashima Island, Kagawa is an inhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan, about 4.5 km northwest of the port of Takuma in the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture. The total area is 3.72 km² with a population of 216 (as of 2015). The island was the site of a maritime school that operated from 1897 to 1987, now preserved as a museum. The former post office is the site of the Missing Post Office. See also * Vargula hilgendorfii ''Vargula hilgendorfii'', sometimes called the sea-firefly and one of three bioluminescent species known in Japan as umi-hotaru (海蛍), is a species of ostracod crustacean. It is the only member of genus '' Vargula'' to inhabit Japanese wate ... References Islands of Japan Geography of Kagawa Prefecture Mitoyo, Kagawa {{Kagawa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Awashima Island, Niigata is an island in the Sea of Japan. The island is located approximately west of the city of Murakami in northern Niigata Prefecture. Awashima is administratively the village of Awashimaura under Iwafune District of Niigata Prefecture. , the island's population is 353. History Awashima has been inhabited since at least the Jōmon period, as archaeologists have found Jōmon period pottery shards in five locations on the islands east coast. However, no evidence of inhabitation from the Yayoi period or the Kofun period has yet been discovered. The name of the island first appears in a verse in the Nara period ''Man'yōshū'' poetry anthology, at which time the island was on the frontier of the Yamato state with the Emishi. The Matsura clan of northern Kyushu, noted pirates and sea traders, began to occupy the eastern shore of the island from the 9th century, gradually pushing the Emishi out. During the Edo period, the island passed between Murakami Domain, Shonai Domain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Awashimaura, Niigata is a village located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 353, and a population density of 36.1 persons per km. The total area of the village is . Geography The village is located on Awashima Island, located in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Murakami, Niigata, to which it is connected by ferry. Climate Awashimaura has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Awashimaura is 12.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2059 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Awashimaura has declined steadily over the past 50 years. History The island of Awashima has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and fragments of Jōmon period pottery have been found. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Awashima Island, Shizuoka Awashima may refer to: * 13039 Awashima, main-belt asteroid * Awashimaura, Niigata, Japanese village * Awashima Island (other), several Japanese islands Awashima Kaijō Ropeway The is Japanese aerial lift line in Numazu, Shizuoka, Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, operated by . On , the former deserted island off the shore of Numazu, the Awashima Marine Park developed a resort with the same name, which includes a hot ..., an aerial lift line in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan People with the surname , Japanese actress {{disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]