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Kasaoka Islands
The are a group of 31 islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Okayama Prefecture. They are part of the city of Kasaoka. The seven inhabited islands in the group are: * Takashima Island 高島 (岡山県笠岡市) * Shiraishi Island, 白石島 * Kitagi Island, 北木島 * Ōbi Island, 大飛島 * Kobi Island, 小飛島 * Manabeshima is an island in the Seto Inland Sea, part of the municipality of Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of and is one of the seven inhabited islands of the Kasaoka Islands group. The island's main commercial activity is f ..., 真鍋島 * Mushima Island (Okayama), 六島 (岡山県) {{Authority control Archipelagoes of Japan Islands of Okayama Prefecture Islands of the Seto Inland Sea Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seto Inland Sea
The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka Bay and provides a sea transport link to industrial centers in the Kansai region, including Osaka and Kobe. Before the construction of the San'yō Main Line, it was the main transportation link between Kansai and Kyūshū. Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, Okayama Prefecture, Okayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama, Kagawa Prefecture, Kagawa, Ehime Prefecture, Ehime, Tokushima Prefecture, Tokushima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka, and Ōita Prefecture, Ōita prefectures have coastlines on the Seto Inland Sea; the cities of Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Takamatsu, and Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama are also located on it. The Setouchi Region, Setouchi re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture borders Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyōgo Prefecture to the east, and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west. Okayama is the capital and largest city of Okayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kurashiki, Tsuyama, and Sōja. Okayama Prefecture's south is located on the Seto Inland Sea coast across from Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, which are connected by the Great Seto Bridge, while the north is characterized by the Chūgoku Mountains. History Prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the area of present-day Okayama Prefecture was divided between Bitchū Province, Bitchū, Bizen Province, Bizen and Mimasaka Province, Mimasaka Provinces. Okayama Prefecture was formed and named in 1871 as part of the large-scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasaoka, Okayama
is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1952. The municipal district also includes 31 outlying islands including seven inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands group. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 50,160, with 22,446 households and a population density of 370 persons per km². The total area is 136.03 km². Geography Climate Kasaoka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kasaoka is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Kasaoka was on 5 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 27 February 1981. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kasaoka in 2020 is 46,088 people. Kasaoka has been conducting censuses since 1950. Landmarks and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashima Island (Okayama)
Takashima may refer to: People with the surname * Gara Takashima (born 1954), Japanese voice actor *Kazusa Takashima, Japanese manga artist *Kōbōyama Daizō, Japanese former sumo wrestler now known as Takashima Oyakata *, Japanese ice hockey player *Masahiro Takashima (born 1965), Japanese actor *Masanobu Takashima (born 1966), Japanese actor, brother of Masahiro *, Japanese women's footballer *Misako Takashima, US comic artist *, Japanese table tennis player * Reiko Takashima (born 1964), Japanese actress *, Japanese sprinter *Shuhan Takashima (1798–1866), 19th-century samurai * Tomonosuke Takashima (1844–1916), Imperial Japanese Army general *Yoshimitsu Takashima (born 1941), Japanese politician Characters *Laurel Takashima, character in ''Babylon 5'' * Takashima, fictional villain in the manga ''No Need for Tenchi!'' Places * Takashima, Nagasaki (Nishisonogi), town * Takashima, Nagasaki (Kitamatsuura), town * Takashima District, Shiga * Takashima, Shiga, city * Takashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiraishi Island
is an island in the Inland Sea of Japan and is considered part of the municipality of Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of six inhabited islands in the Kasaoka Islands, a chain of islands most easily reached from the port city of Kasaoka on Japan's main island, Honshū , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separa .... Geographics Demographics Shiraishi Island has a year-round, resident population of about 700 people. Travel and Transport Shiraishi can be reached by scheduled ferry service from Kasaoka. There are a small number of cars and other vehicles on the island. Culture Education Economy: Tourism, Fishing and Agriculture Most of the resident men work as fisherman while many of the women work in vegetable gardens. In the summertime, Shiraishi Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobi Island
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Kobi or KOBI may refer to: * Kobi (given name), including a list of people with the name * Kobi, a colour, a variation of red-violet * Kobi, Georgia, a village * Kobi Line, a railway in North Korea * Kobi Station, a railway station in Minokamo, Gifu, Japan * KOBI (TV), a TV station in Medford, Oregon, U.S. * Woodbine Municipal Airport (New Jersey), U.S., ICAO airport code KOBI See also * Cobi (other) * Kobe (other) Kobe is a city in Japan and capital of the Hyōgo prefecture. Kobe or KOBE may also refer to: People * Kobe Bryant (1978–2020), American basketball player * Kobe (artist) (1950–2014), Belgian visual artist and sculptor * Kobe (esports com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manabeshima
is an island in the Seto Inland Sea, part of the municipality of Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The island has an area of and is one of the seven inhabited islands of the Kasaoka Islands group. The island's main commercial activity is fishing. The island has come to international prominence due to its location as a film set and as the subject of a graphic narrative "Manabe Shima, Island Japan" by illustrator Florent Chavouet first published in France in 2010. Geography The island is by boat from the main Japanese island of Honshū. The island has few roads, but in the face of rural depopulation and downward demographic trends, has managed to retain both its elementary and junior high school. The island features sandy beaches and a mild year round climate. Kasaoka is the closest ferry port. In 2016, key locations on the island were documented on Google Street View with a backpack mounted camera. Culture Manabeshima was the setting for the 1984 film MacArthur's Childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushima Island (Okayama)
The following is a list of the major characters from the anime and manga series ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' and its spin-offs ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'', ''Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar'', ''Tenchi Universe'', ''Tenchi in Tokyo'', and ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!''. Concept Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi, who both worked on the ''Bubblegum Crisis'' OVAs, cite the show as being the inspiration for ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki''. In an interview with AIC, Hayashi described ''Bubblegum Crisis'' as "A pretty gloomy anime. Serious fighting, complicated human relationships, and dark Mega Tokyo." Hayashi and Kajishima thought it would be fun to create some comedic episodes with ideas like the girls going to hot springs, but these ideas were rejected by their sponsors. Hayashi also said there was a trend to have several characters of one gender and a single one of the other gender, and asked if Mackey (Sylia's brother) was a main character, reversing the scenario in ''Bubblegum''. This became the basis f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
