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Kamishima
is an inhabited island located in Ise Bay off the east coast of central Honshu, Japan. It is administered as part of the city of Toba, Mie, Toba in Mie Prefecture. The name of Kami-shima has alternatively been written with as or ; its present form of Kami-shima, or “God island” refers to the Shinto shrine. Yatsushiro Jinja, on the island. Archaeologists have found hundreds of ceremonial artifacts, ranging from ancient mirrors to ceramics dating from the Kofun period through the Muromachi period on the island. During the Edo period, the island was used as a prison by Toba Domain, with the sobriquet “Shima-Hachijo” is reference to the prison island of Hachijō-jima used by the Tokugawa shogunate. The island is the setting for the 1954 novel by Yukio Mishima ''The Sound of Waves'', and has been used several times as a filming location for movies. The economy of the island is based on commercial fishing in its adjacent waters, and on tourism. See also *Kamishima Island, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamishima Island, Amakusa
(also erroneously named Ueshima Island) is the second largest island in the Amakusa archipelago of Japan. Its coasts are washed by Yatsushiro Sea and of Ariake Sea, both being the part of East China Sea. The western part of ''Kamishima Island'' is administered as part of Amakusa city, while eastern part is administered as part of Kami-Amakusa city. The island's highest peak is Mount Kuratake . Transportation The Five Bridges of Amakusa connects the ''Kamishima Island'' to the Kyushu mainland since 1966. Additionally, the connects ''Kamishima'' to Shimoshima island - the largest island in Amakusa archipelago. The national roads serving the island are the Route 266 and Route 324 Climate Kamishima Island is located in the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen ''Cfa''), with four distinct seasons. Winters tend to be sunny, windy, and relatively dry; snow falls occasionally in the higher elevations, but seldom near sea level. Spring in Kamishima Island starts off mild, but ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |